Adviser network operator Sesame Bankhall has made a number of senior management changes which will see Mark Graves, managing director at Sesame Network and PMS Mortgage Club, exit the business.

Two new roles have been created – director, Sesame and director, PMS – with responsibility for business development and adviser support for its network and mortgage club members. These appointments will be announced in the near future, the company says.

Sesame runs one of the UK’s largest appointed representative networks.

 In other changes:

• Jane Benjamin moves from head of relationship management moves to director, mortgages.
• Jeff Woods moves from business development director to campaigns & propositions director.
• Lauren Bagley moves from marketing manager to head of business development. 

They will report to Martin Schultheiss who took on a wider remit in May this year in his new role as SBG’s chief operating officer. Mr Schultheiss  has group-wide responsibility for strategy, operations, IT, HR, commercial and proposition development. 

John Cowan, executive chairman at SBG and an industry veteran, said: “Our group has made significant progress in recent years and, on behalf of everyone at SBG, I would like to thank Mark for his important contribution and wish him well for the future.

Mark Graves said: “I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with SBG and the opportunity I’ve had to help re-energise two of our industry’s leading advisory brands. I’m proud to be leaving the business in safe hands and good shape.”