The move builds on Loan Market Group’s strategic decision in October 2024 to distinguish Loan Market and LMG as separate businesses, ensuring each delivers specialised support for brokers.
LMG is an aggregator, providing brokers with leading technology, security, and time-saving solutions to help them work smarter, and stay ahead. Loan Market a multi-award winning brokerage, home to the most productive and profitable brokers, offering tailored business growth solutions and a strong consumer brand. Stafford’s appointment is the next step in this strategy, sharpening Loan Market Group’s leadership structure to drive growth, investment, and innovation, giving brokers more backing to succeed.
A key leader in shaping Loan Market Group’s 2028 Strategy, Stafford has played a pivotal role in expanding broker support, smarter tech, and growth opportunities since joining as Executive Director & COO in 2022. He also brings governance experience from his time as Non-Executive Director on the Loan Market board (2015 - 2018), giving him a deep insight into Loan Market Group’s broker-first vision.
As Executive Director & CEO, Stafford will lead LMG’s residential, commercial, and asset finance aggregation businesses, overseeing key aggregation functions. His first priorities will be accelerating investment in broker support, technology, and growth initiatives - ensuring brokers have the right tools, tech, and strategic backing to grow their businesses and stay ahead.
LMG’s leadership team remains unchanged, providing brokers with strong continuity and support:
🔹Rob Thomas continues to lead LMG Residential, supporting Member and Enterprise Partner businesses.
🔹Steve Scahill continues to lead Commercial Finance & State Director, NSW/ACT
🔹Tom Caesar continues to lead Asset Finance.
David McQueen continues as CEO of Loan Market (including Partner businesses) to drive the brokerage strategy.
With a 35+ year career spanning finance, consulting, tech, and logistics, Stafford has led major transformation and growth in senior roles at BOQ, Deloitte, Telstra, Australia Post, NAB, Colliers, and KPMG. His expertise in scaling businesses, driving innovation and optimising operations will be central to accelerating LMG’s next phase of growth.
“LMG has always been about helping brokers grow, and that’s exactly where my focus will be. This builds on everything we’ve been working towards - expanding the opportunities for brokers across residential, commercial, and asset finance, while continuing to invest in the best tech, security and support. We’re pushing the boundaries and continue investing in what matters most to brokers - so they’re set up to win, now and in the future,” Stafford said.
Loan Market Group Executive Chairman, Sam White, said Stafford’s appointment cements LMG’s focus on backing brokers.
“Ewen has been at the heart of shaping Loan Market Group’s strategy, and now, as Executive Director & CEO, LMG, he’ll ensure we keep accelerating, investing in the right areas, and delivering more ways for brokers to grow.”
White also reiterated Loan Market Group’s broader vision:
“Last year, we set out to clarify Loan Market and LMG as distinct businesses, designed to better serve brokers. Appointing Ewen as CEO of LMG is the next step in that vision - ensuring brokers have the focus, leadership, and support they need to grow outstanding businesses.”
White will continue as Executive Chairman of Loan Market Group, focusing on business growth, tech & innovation, and investment across the broader group.
“The momentum we’ve built over the past four years has opened up even more opportunities - new markets, new technology, and new ways to support brokers. With Ewen leading LMG and David McQueen leading Loan Market, we’ve got the right leadership in place to drive broker success today - and accelerate our growth.”
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