The United Group, which includes the award winning eConveyancer and ehips services for lenders and intermediaries, has announced the appointment of Vannessa Blount as Sales and Marketing Director.

Vanessa joins the United Group from the moneysupermarket.com group where she has spent the past seven years, most recently as head of paaleads.com. Vanessa has been responsible for building paaleads.com into one of the most successful lead generation companies. She will report to United Group Managing Director Nigel Hoath.

Vanessa Blount said: "I'm delighted to be joining the United Group which has established itself as one of the leading players in the online provision of conveyancing and hips services. The company has exciting plans for its continued expansion and I’m looking forward to helping the management team realise their ambitions."

Nigel Hoath, Managing Director at United Group, said: "Vanessa brings with her a wealth of experience gained in the provision of online services for intermediaries. She is the ideal person to help us take eConveyancer and ehips onto the next stage of their development during 2008 and beyond. I look forward to welcoming Vanessa to the team here at the United Group."