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Collinson Group bolsters board with appointment of Martin Totty as non-executive director

Collinson Group has announced the appointment of Martin Totty to the Board of its Insurance and Assistance business as a non-executive director, subject to regulatory approval.

Since November 2013 Martin has been the CEO of Barbon Insurance Group, the UK’s leading provider of tenant referencing and insurance to the private rental sector. Before that he spent six years as CEO at FirstAssist Insurance Services, leading the sale of the business to Cigna and then undertaking a number of integration and international business development roles before joining Barbon in 2013. Martin’s professional experience also includes a variety of senior sales and marketing roles at multinational companies including Unigate, PepsiCo and United Biscuits. 

Commenting on the appointment, David Evans, Managing Director of Insurance and Assistance at Collinson Group said, “We are growing our business and investing heavily in technology and customer servicing. Martin brings a wealth of experience in leading businesses through similar stages of their development and along with the rest of the Board we are looking forward to working closely with him.”

Martin commented on his appointment, “I am very pleased to be able to contribute to the strategic direction of the company at this exciting time as the business continues to develop its unique insurance and assistance proposition as a part of Collinson Group.”