Resimac Group is turning 40, and leaning into its growth.
As the Australian non-bank lender enters its fourth decade, it’s expanding its team with new hires to better support brokers, boost product capability and sharpen its focus on mortgages, asset and equipment finance and secured business lending.
"Strengthening our sales and product teams shows our commitment to giving brokers and customers a more diversified and responsive lending experience," said John Athanas, Resimac's general manager distribution and sales. "These appointments help us grow, build stronger partnerships and continue delivering meaningful value to the market.
"Our broker and aggregator partners are central to our business," he continued. "That’s why we’re focused on delivering practical solutions, greater product choice, faster turnaround times and giving brokers a more connected experience across our lending solutions.”
As part of the firm's expansion efforts, Resimac has tapped Viking Financial Solutions alum Mimi Jawad as its new national sales manager, aggregation and partnerships, reporting directly to Athanas. Sydney-based Jawad has been tasked with growing Resimac's aggregator relationships and strategic partnerships across mortgages and asset and equipment finance divisions.
"After spending many years working in the broker channel, this role felt like a natural next step," Jawad wrote on LinkedIn.
In addition to nearly two years at Viking, Jawad's resume includes stints at Liberty Financial, MoneyQuest Australia, Mortgage Choice, financial services firm QIC and more.
Resimac has also hired two new BDMs: Macquarie Bank and Liberty Financial alum Alison Darling, as well as Sydney-based Daniel Coolee from Better Mortgage Management. The duo — who both report directly to Logan Hilton, Resimac regional sales manager for New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Queensland — will be responsible for the NSW and ACT regions. In a statement, the company added that the pair have non-bank experience and therefore can "understand the broker's needs and how Resimac can help deliver effective solutions for their clients."
In addition, Michael Stavroulakis joined Resimac in January as the firm's head of product, asset and equipment finance and securities-based lending. He reports directly to Andrew Marsden, chief treasury officer at Resimac.
"[Stavroulakis'] background in asset and equipment finance, combined with his experience as a broker, gives him strong insight into what brokers and customers need from short‑term, asset‑backed lending, supporting more options for more customers and helping brokers diversify their offering," the company said.
Resimac expanded its asset finance offering in 2025 after acquiring Westpac's auto finance and novated leasing-back book. The deal was valued at roughly $1.5 billion at the time and meant the transfer of approximately 100,000 new customers to Resimac from the major bank.
In the broader landscape, asset finance has been fueling growth among Australia's loan markets. In the year ending December 2025, demand for asset finance was up 5.8%, year-over-year, according to data from the Equifax Business Market Pulse.
Athanas said there's been growing interest in Resimac's asset finance ever since.
"Brokers are telling us their SME clients want flexible, asset‑backed solutions, and that’s where we’re focused," he told Australian Broker.
"We take a practical view of the asset and support a wide range of industries," he added.
Resimac offers home loans, car loans, business loans and asset finance lending. As of 2025, Resimac had an asset finance portfolio worth more than $2.7 billion, with total assets under management valued at more than $15.7 billion.
