Senior Team

Andrew Knee

Andy joined LMS in 1999 as Sales & Marketing Director, taking over the role of Managing Director in July 2002. 

Prior to joining LMS, Andy's roles included Head of Lending at Bristol & West and National Account Manager at Bank of Ireland. 

He has over 20 years' experience in the mortgage market coupled with a shrewd understanding of the evolving business requirements that drive our industry forward.  With Andy at the helm, LMS will continue to develop robust and relevant solutions to meet our clients' needs.

Chris Harris

Chris is a qualified solicitor and spent four years in private practice before joining LMS in 1998.

As Legal Services Director, Chris manages the Panel Development Team, audits the law firms on our panel and ensures they comply with our high standards for overall quality, speed and service.

He also drives the legal processes behind new product sourcing and development.

Peter Clarkson

Peter joined LMS in 2000, and plays a key role in our financial, commercial and strategic development.

Peter graduated from Oxford University with a degree in mathematics then qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PriceWaterhouseCoopers. 

After a move to Corporate Finance, Peter spent four years advising companies on mergers, acquisitions and fundraising, before going on to become Senior Corporate Analyst with T&N Plc.  Peter then became Corporate Development Manager and latterly Group Financial Controller for Quadramatic Plc, a medium-sized quoted public company - before joining LMS

Matt Brown

Matt joined LMS in 2001, bringing with him 12 years' experience of systems development.

Matt worked with Fisher Rosemount and Groupe Schneider in the process control arena before spending five years developing enterprise applications for corporate partners - including Microsoft.

Matt is responsible for all aspects of IT within LMS, including software development and systems architecture, infrastructure, security, quality assurance and support.

Dom Toller

Dominic joined LMS in this new role in 2005.

He spent the previous 13 years working for Bristol & West and Bank of Ireland group, starting off as an in-branch Financial Advisor, before moving into branch management, and becoming Head of Marketing for Bristol & West Mortgages.

Dominic is accountable for new business sales through lenders, packagers and brokers. He is also the LMS 'brand guardian', overseeing marketing communications, product development and PR.

Justin Parkinson

Justin joined LMS in 2004, overseeing the development of the LMS Home Information Pack proposition. He is responsible for the implementation of LMS' business development strategies.

Justin previously spent 14 years in business and management consultancy, programme management and business development, working with leading firms to drive and implement business and organisational change.

He has considerable cross-sector experience having worked in retail, financial services, central government, utilities and telecoms. Justin's previous employers include BT Syntegra, CSC Computer Sciences, Fujitsu Consulting and Sybase.

Huw Lewis

Huw joined LMS in 2004 and is responsible for the management of our major lender clients.

Huw brings a wealth of sales and account management experience to the role. He was formerly General Manager of an asset finance and automotive business in Saudi Arabia, with additional responsibility for the Sales and Marketing Directorate across the wider industrial group.

Huw also spent four years as a Consultant within fleet financial services, focussing on sales and account development, and sales training. Prior to that, he was Sales and Marketing Director of a national UK Fleet Services Business with responsibility for European sales development.

Deryck Highet

Deryck is a Chartered Surveyor with more than 29 years' experience in the property industry. He joined LMS in 2004 to head up the fast-growing Intermediary Sales Team.

Deryck worked with Black Horse Agencies and latterly Bradford & Bingley Estate Agents for more than 24 years, initially as a Branch Manager and latterly as Regional Director, responsible for around 180 branches. He has also been a Director of both the Ombudsman for Estate Agents and the Property Services National Training Organisation.

Sandra Francis

Sandra joined LMS in 2001. She has extensive HR, people development and team management experience, gained in training consultancy companies in both the UK and France.

In addition to ensuring that the day-to-day operation of the business runs smoothly, Sandra is responsible for the customer service and business processing teams and the LMS call centre.

Sandra has a strong operations focus, and has developed our key skills-base to ensure we deliver a consistently high-quality service.

Contact Details

Address
LMS
LMS House, Lloyd Drive
Cheshire Oaks Business Park
Cheshire, CH65 9HQ

Contact Number
Tel: 0870 907 9400