Press Release: Holloway Friendly Appoints Industry Expert To Further Strengthen Board

The Inventor of income protection, Holloway Friendly, has announced the appointment of industry veteran, Graham Newitt, to its Board as a Non-Executive Director. Graham has extensive experience in the Life and Pensions market, including periods at Aviva and then Legal and General where he was a Business Unit Managing Director in both their Protection and Wealth Divisions. Holloway Friendly are going from strength to strength with the latest appointment of Graham Newitt at Non-Executive Director on the company’s Board. This follows the recruitment of Derek Wright, a former partner at Deloitte and a qualified actuary who chairs Holloway Friendly’s Audit and Risk Committee, just one year ago. Graham Newitt more recently ran his own strategic consultancy business where he undertook a wide range of strategic consultancy projects for firms such as Scottish Widows, Zurich Life, FNZ and Friends Life.

Stuart Tragheim, Holloway Friendly’s CEO, commented: “We are delighted to have appointed Graham to our Board. He brings a wealth of experience and strategic insight to our business and has a deep knowledge of the life protection market. Graham is well-known in our market and is very well respected for his professionalism and business leadership. This experience will further strengthen our Board and will help support our growth ambitions in the protection market.” After being appointed to the board, Graham Newitt said: “It is a very exciting time to be joining Holloway Friendly. The business is going through a rapid transformation programme, is growing quickly and has recently launched its new brand to the market. I very much look forward to helping Stuart and the rest of his team during the next phases of the business’ development.”