Insurance technology provider Sirius Financial Systems has announced the appointment of Graham Higdon to the newly-created role of partner development director.

Higdon's role will be to engage with larger management consultant and systems integrator partners, to both open doors to sales opportunities and to implement solutions based upon Sirius software. He will work with partners to understand the Sirius product set and to direct the implementation process.

This strategy will enable Sirius to scale its organisation and undertake additional larger implementations worldwide.

Higdon is joining the company from CMG where, as associate director, he was responsible for developing business from the financial services sector in the south-west.