Mike Brownsword joins investigator.

David Brownsword has joined investigator Mike India 5 as chief executive.

Mike India 5’s managing director, Anthony Heaton, said: “As our industry continues to evolve, and since our insurer clients demand more services from a single source, David has been an obvious target of ours. His knowledge of the business together with his enduring popularity and trust made him a high profile target in the marketplace. We were able to convince David we were the right vehicle for him going forward despite him receiving several alternative lucrative offers. Equally, David’s appetite and energy was there for all to see.”

Mike India 5 has also recruited Sean Moss, a former colleague of Brownsword. Moss specialises in the investigation of RTA claims and will head up his own team as technical operations manager. Further appointments are scheduled before the end of the year.

The Brownsword announcement comes a year after Mike India 5 merged with KFI Intelligence, the Manchester-based investigation and counter-surveillance operation owned by Roger Bescoby, who is now Mike India 5’s commercial director.