Three bosses leave Towergate's Midlands business

Towergate has completed a shake up of its Midlands broking business, Insurance Times has learnt.

Regional managing director for the Midlands, Paul Watts, has left the consolidator. Watts was placed on gardening leave by mutual consent in December.

Nottingham office managing director Mike Smith has also departed after Towergate decided not to extend his probation period.

Andy Bedford, who runs Towergate’s Hinckley office, has taken over in a dual role as interim managing director for Nottingham.

The third departure is Sutton Coldfield managing director Mark Minton, who was also on his probationary period. Stoke branch managing director, Peter Worthington, has picked up responsibility for this office.

The changes have been orchestrated by Towergate’s broking division chief executive, Mike Lawton, who joined from RSA in June.