Ex Footman James boss to lead JLT’s MGA

According to sister title Postonline, Mr Matthews will take over the position at the managing general agency from international chairman James Twining in July.

Mr Twining has been filling the role on an interim basis since Adrian Girling stepped down from his day-to-day management role at the MGA in January.

The news came as JLT reported a 13% increase in profits before tax to £147.6m for 2011.

The company also confirmed that Thistle's business model was being rolled out on a global scale with