Towergate raids Oval to expand in Scotland

Towergate has further strengthened its retail operation in Scotland, appointing Jim McAuslan as account executive at TRS Aberdeen.

McAuslan will help drive new business development in North East Scotland. He joins from Oval and has almost 30 years experience in a broad range of previous roles with GRE, NFU and Heath Lambert.

In March, Bob Walker and his team joined TRS Aberdeen from Giles Insurance Brokers and Steve Watson joiedn TRS Kirkcaldy, also from Giles.

Alan McEwan, Towergate’s regional managing director for Scotland and the North East said: “This is another important signing that further strengthens an excellent team. Nobody is immune from the current recession, but we are continuing to take every opportunity to invest in growth and build the leading broker proposition in the region.”