Towergate Insurance appoints Neil Galjaard to the Role of Group Change Director

17th January 2012

Towergate Insurance has today announced that it has appointed Neil Galjaard to the role of Group Change Director with immediate effect.

Neil has been Insurance Director of Paymentshield since April 2007, where he has played a vital role in the substantial profit growth of the business. Prior to this, he spent 3 years at Lloyds TSB Insurance as Partnerships and Product Development Director.

Previous roles also include Consultant to the CEO of Virgin Money Group, and Marketing Director at AMP.

Neil, who has an MBA from Loughborough University, will join the Towergate Partnership Executive Management team, reporting directly into Group CEO Mark Hodges who commented today:

“A great deal of work has been taking place within Towergate to identify the key initiatives and improvements which will enable us to drive significant growth. In this new role, Neil will focus on ensuring the delivery of these key strategic priorities.

As Neil’s job title suggests, these are exciting times for the Towergate Group. Our unique business model means we maintain leadership positions in a number of markets. It also means we need to move quickly in response to the evolving needs of increasingly discerning customers. With change being delivered at considerable pace and allied to a strong acquisition pipeline for 2012, we look forward to driving our business into what is undoubtedly a new era.”

Neil Galjaard added:

“To be tasked with directing change within Towergate is a very special opportunity. The insurance market continues to be fascinated by our growth strategy and execution. I look forward to managing change at the speed in which people have come to expect of an entrepreneurial business like Towergate, in line with well thought through plans for significant success across all of our divisions.”


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Kelly-Ann Knight

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