Cirencester Friendly adds Alak Sharma to senior management

Follows appointment of Andy Peters

John Brazier
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Cirencester Friendly has appointed Alak Sharma to a newly created role as director of risk and compliance.

Joining the society this month subject to regulatory approval, Sharma is a chartered accountant with "extensive experience" of risk, compliance, governance and internal audit, having trained at PriceWaterhouseCooper (PWC). Prior to her new appointment, Sharma held the position of risk and compliance director at Brightside Group. Sharma's appointment follows that of Andy Peters, who joined Cirencester Friendly last month as interim director of sales and distribution. Commenting on the new role, Sharma said: "It's a great opportunity for me to be able to continue working collaborativ...

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