Former RBS director poached
Zurich has appointed Mike Quinton as managing director of Retail and Partnerships, effective 1 January 2008.
Quinton joins Zurich from Royal Bank of Scotland, where he held a number of senior roles, including Corporate Partnerships Director, Managing Director of Churchill Insurance and Managing Director, RBS Household and Life.
He will report to Guy Munnoch, CEO, UK General Insurance and Theo Bouts, CEO, Direct & Partnership Europe.
Adrian Saunders, who has acted as Interim MD for Partnerships during 2007, will take up a new senior role in the industry early next year.
In a statement the company said Quinton would be responsible for growing the business by broadening the distribution of Zurich’s products and underwriting capacity, and working closely with Marketing, Operations and Claims, to "ensure consistent implementation across all elements of the proposition".
Munnoch said: "Mike brings a wealth of expertise and experience to this role which will be invaluable in attracting new customer segments to our Retail and Partnerships business. We are delighted to have him on board.”
Mike takes over from Mark Searles, Zurich's UK Chief Marketing Officer, who has been overseeing the Retail business since the beginning of the year.
Searles has been attributed with the successful repositioning and transformation of the UK retail business, and will now be able to focus on his widened Marketing portfolio, supporting the UK and Europe.
