Zurich recruit Quinton to lead Retail and Partnerships

by Richard Kilner

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Mike Quinton has been named by Zurich as their new managing director of Retail and Partnerships. He will take up the role from 1 January 2008.

He will succeed Mark Searles, the firm’s chief marketing officer, who has supervised the retail business since 2007’s start.

Searles has been credited with massive improvement in the retail business and will now focus upon his enlarged marketing role across the UK and Europe.

Quinton leaves behind the Royal Bank of Scotland where he was employed in a range of senior positions, such as corporate partnerships director, RBS Household and Life and managing director of Churchill Insurance and managing director.

Quinton’s responsibility will be to expand the business through widening the distribution both of Zurich’s products and its underwriting capacity. He will be required to collaborate closely with the marketing division to ensure a consistent approach by the business.

In his new position Quinton be responsible to two men: Guy Munnoch and Theo Bouts. Munnoch is the firm’s chief executive officer for UK general insurance and Bouts holds the position of chief executive officer for direct & partnership Europe.

Munnoch has praised Quinton, citing his in-depth expertise and experience that are expected to be invaluable to the firm, adding his own delight at the new appointment.

Another change in the Zurich setup includes Adrian Saunders, who has served as acting managing director for partnerships this year, taking up a different senior position in the early part of 2008.