AIR Group announce two new major appointments to kick-start 2019

10 January 2019

Answers in Retirement Group (AIR Group), the Group of companies covering a range of retirement and later life services, has today (10th January 2019) announced the recruitment of two senior appointments.

During quarter one, AIR Group will be joined by a new Operations Director and a new Commercial Director who will be charged with developing the overall Group proposition, specifically focusing on the benefits available to members and users.

In January, Mike Taylor will join AIR Group as Operations Director. Mike has held a number of senior positions within financial services businesses, most recently as Operations Director at Holloway Friendly, and Director of Underwriting at Unum.

At the beginning of February, Mike will be joined at AIR Group by Gary Little who will be taking up the position of Commercial Director. Gary is currently the Sales Director at Blacks Connect and has previously been the Commercial Director at the TMA mortgage club, and Head of Operations & Membership at the Chartered Insurance Institute/Society of Mortgage Professionals.

AIR Group is comprised of: AIR Sourcing – the sourcing system for equity release and retirement lending products; AIR Prestige – the full service, para-packaging proposition for advisers seeking the right lending solutions for their older clients; the Equity Release Club – the platform for equity release and later life advisers; and the Later Life Academy (LLA) - the commercial and training organisation for later life advisers.

Both Mike and Gary will be working at Group level focusing on all AIR Group brands and helping to grow the propositions.

Stuart Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, Answers In Retirement Group, said:

“These two senior appointments are indications of our corporate ambition to drive forward the growth of the group, with special focus on member benefits. After a record-breaking 2018 for the AIR Group, we are positioned for strong strategic growth and are investing heavily in the right people who have been selected from a stellar list of applicants. Mike and Gary have been chosen because of their broad corporate management experience at senior level and their shared passion for consumer outcome in our sector. We look forward to welcoming them on board during the first quarter of this year and are confident they’ll be considerable assets to the business.”