JB steps back at Squirrel

Founder, John Bolton (JB), take a step back from Squirrel’s residential advisory business and into the newly-established role of Group Head of Property Finance.

Meanwhile, Callan Wayne-Bowles has now joined Squirrel’s senior leadership team as group head of advisory, in charge of managing its 50-strong network of advisers across New Zealand.

Chief executive David Cunningham, says the rapid expansion of Squirrel’s property finance and mortgage advisory offerings has meant the leadership change-up was needed to set the business up for its next phase.

“Our property finance business recently surpassed $1.5 billion in all-time lending originated, across more than 1500 development projects—supported by strong growth in our saving and investing business. And over the last 12 months, our wider advisory team has overseen more than $3 billion in mortgage lending."