British Friendly announces Iain Clark as new CEO

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British Friendly's distribution and marketing director Iain Clark has been announced as the friendly society's new CEO, subject to regulatory approval, COVER can exclusively reveal.

This follows former CEO Mark Myers' decision to step down in 2017. Clark joined British Friendly in September 2015 from LV=, where he served as managing director for protection. Previously, he also held sales director roles at both Legal & General and PruProtect. Clark said: "The British Friendly ethos is centred around serving our members and making sure their best interests are a core part of everything we do from application to claim stage. "A central part of that is creating products and services that make it as easy as possible for advisers to highlight the importance of In...

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