Towergate Health & Protection has appointed Andy Samuel as chief technology officer (CTO).
Samuel (pictured) has more than 25 years of experience in developing and leading technology strategies to grow businesses. He has worked in several sectors, including financial services, aerospace, government and telecommunications.
Samuel joins Towergate from Vizolution, where he worked as CTO on improving the client experience through pioneering customer interaction solutions.
Prior to that he worked as CTO for Delio, and earlier as CTO for Alcumus.
Towergate said Samuel’s initial focus in his new role will be on how to best execute the company’s short-term objectives and develop longer-term systems strategy to support its commercial and operational success.
Samuel said: “This is a great opportunity with an ambitious and forward-thinking company.
“I am looking forward to working with colleagues from across the business to get to know them and to understand the needs of our clients.”
Iain Laws, CEO at Towergate, said: “We are pleased to welcome Andy as we continue to strengthen our team to deliver our growth strategy to lead us successfully into the future.
“Rapid technological advancements are constantly evolving our colleague, client and partner expectations.
“It’s imperative, therefore, that we have the expertise to enable us to take advantage of the right tools to help power our growth with efficient systems that make it easy to do business with us and maximise the time available to talk to new and future clients.”