LONDON, July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
comparethemarket.com has announced the appointment of Jeremy Chadwick to the key role of Commercial Director. Jeremy will be responsible for commercial strategy and development, covering all product categories within the company, including insurance and money. Reporting directly in to Jeremy will be the Directors leading General Insurance, Non-core insurance and Money, along with the Senior Manager of Customer Operations.
The new appointment is intended to maintain comparethemarket.com's core focus on its customer. A significant part of the role involves ensuring that the brands on the comparison panel deliver for customers, making it even easier for them to find cheaper deals on their insurance and household bills. Jeremy will be working closely with our partners to get the best deals available for our customers and ensure that the panel continues to develop.
Paul Galligan, Managing Director at comparethemarket.com, commented on the appointment: "Jeremy joins comparethemarket.com with over 20 years of experience in insurance. Particularly, he brings vast commercial experience to the role, with a real focus on delivering outstanding customer propositions. We are delighted to welcome Jeremy to the company and look forward to the continued growth of our panel under his direction."
Jeremy Chadwick said: "I am very pleased to be joining comparethemarket.com as Commercial Director. With the company's customer-oriented approach having delivered outstanding growth thus far, the brand's continued success depends very much on keeping our customers at the heart of what we do. As part of this I'm looking forward to meeting with all of our partners reinforcing our strong commercial relationships, and also to ensure that we are delivering an outstanding customer proposition."
Jeremy joins comparethemarket.com from Zurich Insurance plc, where he was Head of Accident and Health for Europe. In his two years at Zurich, Jeremy led pan-European underwriting, operational and distribution functions for his line of business. Previously he has held senior leadership roles at Aegon, simplyhealth and Barclays Insurance.
Specialising in more than just car insurance, comparethemarket.com provides customers with an easy way to find the right deal on a wide range of insurance and financial products including home insurance, van insurance, bike insurance, life insurance, pet insurance, credit cards and loans. It also offers comparisons for a range of household utilities including electricity, gas, phone, broadband and digital TV.
About comparethemarket.com
- comparethemarket.com was launched in 2006 and has grown rapidly over the past six years to become one of the UK's leading price comparison websites.
- comparethemarket.comprovides customers with an easy way to make the right choice for them on a wide range of products including motor, home, life, travel and pet insurance as well as utilities and money products such as, credit cards and loans.
- comparethemarket.com actively selects its brand partners, working with the best andmost trusted organisationsto ensure quality service to consumers.
comparethemarket.com is a trading name of BISL Limited. BISL Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
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