McCulloch joined aggregator last February as director of money

Comparethemarket has appointed Simon McCulloch as director of insurance.

He joined the price comparison site as director of money last February from Countrywide.

Comparethemarket managing director said: “Simon has done an excellent job in his previous role as director of money. With his keen understanding of our customer-centric focus, Simon is well-placed to help comparethemarket.com build upon our car, home, bike and van insurance market performance.”

McCulloch added: “I am extremely excited to take on the director of insurance role. We have an exciting agenda planned for the next twelve months, including additional improvements to the customer proposition and further optimisation of our commercial performance.

“Furthermore, I am looking forward to working with our insurance providers to grow relationships and make insurance comparison easier for the customer.”