Bluefin hires Anita Watson as director from Thistle
Watson joins as operational performance director.
Bluefin has appointed Anita Watson to the newly created role of operational performance director.
Watson most recently worked as chief operating officer at JLT-owned Thistle Insurance Services and has also held senior positions at Oval and Zurich.
In her new role she will be focusing on trading processes and client and service propositions across the group, reporting to Graeme Lalley, group IT and operations director.
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Watson commented: "It's great to be joining a company that is clear on
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