April UK appoints two 'big talents' to senior roles

Hannah Godfrey
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Protection and health insurance specialist April UK has made a "strong statement" by recruiting two "big talents within the healthcare industry" to its senior team.

The firm has appointed Jon Legge as sales director and David Pooles as head of intermediaries. Legge (pictured, left) brings more than 20 years' experience to the role, having held a range of senior and directorial sales positions at brokers and providers, including Aviva, Bupa, Chartwell Healthcare, and The Health Insurance Group. He will have overall responsibility for developing the firm's sales and distribution strategy. Pooles (pictured, right) has previously held managerial and consultant roles at a number of insurers. April UK chief executive officer Sarah Buck said: "We'...

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