Unum UK has appointed Lio Lopez-Welsch as chief information and digital officer.
Lopez-Welsch (pictured) who joins from Aegon UK where he was CIO, will also sit on Unum UK’s executive committee and will be instrumental in driving technological transformation across the business.
Before Aegon, Lopez-Welsch’s experience included senior roles at Investec Wealth & Investment (UK), Accenture and the London Stock Exchange.
His background has focused on wealth management, capital markets and pension and investment platforms.
For almost three years while he was at Aegon, he was a non-executive director for TISA Exchange, a not-for-profit organisation that works with the industry to facilitate electronic transfers between firms that hold assets on behalf of investors.
His remit will be to continue to evolve Unum UK’s digital proposition and support the business’ continued growth as it seeks to increase the number of customers protected in the workplace.
Mark Till, CEO of Unum UK, said: “Lio is an innovative, commercially astute technology leader.
“His extensive experience of translating complex business requirements into tangible IT roadmaps, driving process improvements and business-critical change programmes makes this appointment an exciting one for our business.
“His passion for leveraging technology to transform companies’ offerings will be crucial to Unum as we strive for sustainable growth so we can extend our products and support services to help more people.
“In this role, Lio’s experience with digital platforms will help us deliver better, faster experiences to our customers and broker partners that they can use with ease as we continue to roll out solutions that will make a real difference to society.”