’This appointment reflects our commitment to developing and expanding our client relationship management capability, in all dimensions,’ says chief distribution officer

Allianz Commerical has snapped up Ecclesiastical’s Faith Kitchen as its new head of client relationship management for mid-market.

In her new role, Kitchen will be responsible for building out the central discipline for mid-market case management. 

She will also work in partnership with corporate teams to deliver client-led solutions for customers.

Nick Hobbs, chief distribution officer of Allianz Commercial, said: “This appointment reflects our commitment to developing and expanding our client relationship management capability, in all dimensions, supporting our plans to grow the business and become the clear leader in the mid-market and upper mid-market segments.”

Experience

Kitchen, who will bring more than 25 years of experience to her new role, was most recently Ecclesiastical’s customer segment director.

Prior to this, she spent 16 years at Zurich in a variety of roles across underwriting, product design and client relationship management.

“We are delighted to welcome Faith to Allianz,” David Carey, managing director of mid-market at Allianz Commercial, said.

”She brings with her a wealth of experience and I’m looking forward to working closely with her and our senior team to accelerate our proposition and its delivery into the market.”

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