Towergate's Scotland division raids Oval
Towergate has again raided one of its consolidating rivals to strengthen its retail operation in Scotland.
Jim McAuslan has been appointed as account executive at TRS Aberdeen to help drive new business development in North East Scotland. Mr McAuslan has joined from Oval and has almost 30 years experience in a broad range of previous roles with GRE, NFU and Heath Lambert.
This is the latest appointment from a rival by Towergate following the appointment of Bob Walker and his team join TRS Aberdeen from Giles Insurance Brokers and Steve Watson join TRS Kirkcaldy, again from Giles.
Alan McEwan, Towergate
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