BGL Group has appointed Kal Atwal and Martin Overton to the main Board as part of a restructure that establishes four operating groups. The changes come as the company gears up for the next phase of its growth
Kal Atwal, who joined BGL in 2001, is promoted to Group Director, Brand-led Businesses and has Board responsibility for Bennetts, bike insurance, and Courtanet, the recently acquired French aggregator business. In addition, Kal will head-up important new business ventures identified by the Group in 2012.
Kal will also have strategic marketing oversight for comparethemarket to ensure it continues to deliver the quality of marketing that has underpinned its dramatic growth over the last few years.
Martin Overton becomes Group Director, Legal Services. This operating group comprises ACM, the Claims Management division and Board responsibility for BGL’s relationship with Minster Law.
Paul Galligan, previously Director for Bennetts, will replace Kal as Managing Director of comparethemarket. Paul has driven significant growth for the Bennetts brand and his success means that he is well placed to lead comparethemarket as it continues to challenge the dynamics of the aggregator market through its new Rewards programme. All three new appointments will report in to BGL’s Group Chief Operating Officer, Matthew Donaldson.
The fourth operating group, Intermediated Businesses, will consist of Junction, Frontline and Fusion. It will enable BGL to provide real focus on these divisions as they look to identify further growth opportunities. A Group Director for Intermediated Businesses will be appointed in the coming months.
Peter Winslow, BGL Chief Executive says: “I am delighted to announce these Board appointments and to see Kal and Martin join my board room colleagues at this very important time in the next phase of our development of BGL. We have enjoyed significant growth in recent years and will be reporting profit growth once again for the year ended 30 June. We are keen to maintain and increase that momentum to take the company to the next level, each of our divisions has experienced significant successes in their own right and the growth of our board now reflects this.”
Peter continued: “It is particularly pleasing for me personally to see Kal’s and Martin’s contribution rewarded in this way and I am certain they have much to offer in the future to help us achieve the ambitious plans we have for BGL.”
The changes are with effect of 1 September 2011.
Source : BGL Group
