Direct Insurance Group makes COO Tom Downs multi-million pound IT investment leader
Direct Insurance has named group chief operating officer Tom Downs as the leader of a multi-million pound investment in operations and IT to widen its digital capabilities.
Downs, pictured, joined the broking and managing general agent business six months ago as its first group COO. He brought 11 years of operations and IT change management to the role having previously
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