Scottish Friendly has appointed Stephen Campbell as chief operating officer.
Campbell has over 25 years’ experience within the financial services industry and has held a number of senior executive positions, most recently as chief information officer for the Student Loans Company (SLC).
Prior to joining SLC, Campbell held a number of senior technology and operations leadership positions at Accenture, Halifax Bank of Scotland, Lloyds Banking Group and Aegon.
During his time at Aegon, Campbell was chief operating officer for the business in Ireland, before returning to the UK as chief information officer for the digital solutions practice, as well as heading up IT design and delivery.
This involved building deep knowledge and expertise in the organisation’s life and pensions and wealth management platforms, ensuring the delivery of complex technology and change programmes, as well as strategy development and execution, the insurer said.
At Scottish Friendly, Campbell will lead and oversee the organisation’s operational and IT functions and their service delivery objectives, ensuring they remain fully aligned to the group’s strategy.
He has also been appointed to the firm’s executive committee and will report directly to the CEO.
Stephen McGee, CEO of Scottish Friendly, said: “I am delighted that Stephen will be joining us as chief operating officer to lead our customer services and operations functions.
“Stephen has a proven track record within the insurance sector of leading large teams and developing and executing large-scale projects.”
