Katya Maclean appointed Guardian FS chief operating officer

‘Expanded role’

Adam Saville
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Proposition director of protection challenger promoted to COO

Guardian FS' new chief operating officer (COO), Kayta Maclean, will sit on the Guardian executive committee alongside CFO Richard Everett, distribution director Andy Peters and CEO Simon Davis. Previously proposition director for the firm, which officially launched its disruptive critical illness offering at the end of last summer, Maclean has taken responsibility for operations, corporate services, proposition, IT and 'change' in her new role. "It's been a privilege to bring Guardian to market as proposition director and I'm delighted to take on this expanded role as we move into the ne...

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