Justin Harper, Ed Axon join LifeSearch senior leadership team

As chief marketing officer and chief growth officer

John Brazier
clock • 2 min read

LifeSearch has announced the appointment of Justin Harper as chief marketing officer and Ed Axon as chief growth officer at the protection broker.

"deliver innovative protection to untapped and underserved customer markets." Harper joins from MetLife, where held the role of head of propositions since January and led the new ‘protection made simple' initiatives at the insurer. With more than 30 years of experience in the protection industry across a variety of roles, Harper spent 16 years at LV= and took on responsibility for protection propositions at the provider following the departure of Debbie Kennedy to LifeSearch in 2020. "I believe we possess a unique opportunity to forge new financial frontiers, through the fusion of ...

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