McLardy McShane Partners has appointed Paula Bedell to the role of Business Development Manager for WA and SA.

Perth-based Ms Bedell spent the past four years in senior positions at the Community Broker Network and also formerly held roles at CGU.

McLardy McShane says the appointment continues its expansion drive, particularly on the west coast, and will enable further opportunities for authorised representatives and acquisitions across the western and southern states.

The business has 21 branches and more than 40 corporate authorised representatives.

The company recently acquired Perth-based Central Insurance Brokers, operated as a joint venture with authorised representative Simon Thomas.

It also entered into a joint venture in Sydney with broker Charles Clark to look after its growing clientele in NSW, while in Victoria the business recruited Shane Brady as a new joint venture partner of McLardy McShane South East, based in the Melbourne suburb of Dandenong.