intouch adds state sales manager

One stop shop financial services provider intouch Finance has appointed Matt Ninness as sales and distribution leader for Northern NSW.

The appointment forms part of intouch's stated push into rural and regional Australia, with the company also recently opening three new branches in Port Stephens, Albury and Cobram in Victoria.

"We already have principals operating in Tamworth, Port Stephens and Tuggerah on the Central Coast, and we plan to have another 6 operating by the end of the year," said chief executive Paul Ryan.

A Taree branch will open next week, and Ninness's focus for new branches will be on areas including Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour, Lismore, Ballina, Armidale and Singleton, Ryan said.

"The appointment of Matt to deliver on our growth plans means he will be recruiting local principals from Newcastle, all the way to the border, and then inland to Armidale, Singleton and the Hunter Valley," he said.

Ninness has spent the past 7 years as a mortgage broker and lending manager in the Newcastle area, according to InFocus.

"Matt not only knows the lending and financial services game, but he knows what it is like to be self-employed. It is a tough gig and you need support - we are delighted to have him join the intouch team," Ryan said.