Iain Clark to step down as British Friendly CEO

He leaves the post in May

Adam Saville
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Membership increased over 50% while he has served under the role

British Friendly chief executive officer Iain Clark will be leaving his post at the mutual in May 2019. Clark joined the society as distribution and marketing director before becoming CEO in December 2016. During his time at the helm, British Friendly rebranded, introduced its mutual benefits programme and won 10 industry awards. According to the mutual, its financial performance improved and membership grew more than 50% during this period. "When I joined British Friendly the Society was looking to develop and advance its products and propositions to secure the future for its memb...

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