27 November 2014 Insurance

JLT unit Thistle conducts hiring spree

Thistle Insurance Services, part of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group (JLT), has lured a number of executives from Towergate.

Amanda Walton has been appointed as managing director, retail. She joins from Towergate’s direct business where she has been interim chief executive officer (CEO) for the past year.

Also joining from Towergate is Peter Newson who has been appointed as managing director of professional indemnity (PI). He was previously managing director of Towergate Underwriting financial risks and Towergate London Markets PI broking.

Mark Richardson joins from Towergate, as PI underwriter and will be working with Newson to develop this new venture.

Dave Sheath has been appointed as managing director of Compass, Thistle’s provider of insuranceproducts to the holiday caravan, chalet, leisure lodge and holiday home market.

He most recently served as managing director of Towergate bakers and Towergate holiday caravans.

Ed Cross joins as retail underwriting director of Thistle and Compass. He was most recently with Towergate bakers as underwriting director.

Gareth Thomas also joins from Towergate where he was sales manager of the caravan and parks team. He has been appointed regional and key account manager of Compass.

Matt Gifford joins as managing director of wholesale, taking responsibility for Thistle’s underwriting and London Market businesses. In addition, he will lead Thistle’s capacity management strategies within the market. Gifford joins from Elite Insurance where he has been director of insurance for the past two years.

Graeme Hamilton has been appointed business development manager of Thistle and Compass. Hamilton recently sold his own brokerage specialising in the sale of leisure insurance. Prior to this he had been a director of Thistle’s Compass business.

Paul Matthews, CEO of Thistle, said: “These appointments underline Thistle’s ability to attract some of the best people in the industry and demonstrates our commitment to Compass and maintaining its recognised position as market leader in its specialty area.”

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