Guardian has announced the appointment of Gower Wisdom (pictured) as its chief operating officer (COO) from 1st November.
Gower brings over 20 years of experience in life insurance and wealth management and has both operational and commercial expertise.
He joins Guardian from AUL Assurance Ltd, a specialist start-up life insurer, where he held the position of CEO, and formerly COO.
Prior to that he was product director at Skandia (part of Old Mutual Wealth and now Quilter), where he was responsible for the customer proposition and pricing strategy across the UK and international businesses.
Gower is a qualified actuary with an MBA and a Diploma in Regulated Financial Planning.
Gower succeeds former COO, Duncan Mosely, who stepped down earlier this year.
In addition to Gower’s appointment, Guardian has promoted Hilary Banks to chief commercial officer.
Guardian CEO, Carlton Hood, said: “Gower brings a winning combination of operational rigour,
actuarial know-how and regulatory expertise, and we’re thrilled to welcome him to Guardian.
“I’ve had the pleasure of working with Gower before and know first-hand just how talented and values-driven he is.
“As Guardian continues to grow and challenge the market, Gower will play a key role in ensuring
that, as our operations expand and the protection industry evolves, we remain strong and forward-thinking.”
Wisdom added: “I’ve long admired this business’ bold and customer-centric approach to protection and its drive for better.
“In my new role as COO, I’m excited to further scale a business that’s already setting the standard for both innovation and experience.”
