Appointments

Gallagher has appointed Andrew Bowman as chief financial officer (CFO) for its HR and benefits consulting division (GBS) UK, subject to regulatory approval. Bowman will be responsible for shaping and executing the...

Lloyds Banking Group customer and proposition director Jonathan Sandell will succeed Ann-Marie O’Dea as CEO of Shepherds Friendly at the start of next year. Sandell (pictured) managed Prudential UK and Europe’s £40bn...

Resolution Life has appointed Jeff Davies as chief financial officer from Legal & General where he has spent more than eight years as group CFO. L&G announced Davies will be succeeded by...

Broadstone has appointed Jamie Burdess (pictured) as health, protection and wellbeing specialist. He joins from Mercer Marsh Benefits where he had been a client relationship manager since the start of 2019. Prior...

Circle Health Group has appointed Will Rowberry as chief commercial officer. Rowberry (pictured) joins from Cleveland Clinic London where has has been chief commercial officer since 2018. A chartered accountant by background,...

Healthcode has nominated its first clinical safety officer (CSO) to oversee clinical risk management of their products, including its new prescribing solution.  An experienced CSO, Dr Patrick Lester PhD will be responsible...

Guardian has appointed Gower Wisdom as chief operating officer (COO) effective from 1 November. Wisdom joins from AUL Assurance, a specialist start-up life insurer, where was CEO, and before that COO. Prior...

Lockton has promoted Naji Abboud to senior executive officer (SEO) for its Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) branch. With more than 15 years of experience with Lockton across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, Abboud...

Stand-up comedian Al Murray, The Pub Landlord will host the UK Health & Protection Awards 2025. Murray has filled arenas and theatres across the world for more than two decades with his...

Scottish Widows has added three people to its protection distribution team. Katie Dennehy (pictured far left) and Heena Sandhu (pictured centre right) join as national business development managers, and Jonathan Hall (pictured...