William Russell appoints commercial director

Tariq Siddiqi joins from HCA Healthcare

Hemma Visavadia
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William Russell has announced the appointment of Tariq Siddiqi as its commercial director.

Siddiqi succeeds Michaels Lewars who stepped down from the position after four years in the role. He has joined William Russell from HCA Healthcare where he held the role of sales director. He brings with him over 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. As commercial director, Siddiqi will be responsible for the leadership of the insurer's UK and international sales departments. Prior to working at HCA Healthcare, Siddiqi spent 13 years at Bupa, starting as a national account manager before moving onto head of the firm's affinity team and eventually became general manager...

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