The new breed of consolidator
With management changes at some of the country’s largest brokers, the consolidator model is evolving
The consolidator model has come under renewed scrutiny following a top level changing of the guard at the country’s largest brokers.
Peter Blanc replaced Phillip Hodson as group chief executive officer at Oval in March, Brendan McManus is due to take up the reins as CEO at Giles this month and Mark Hodges, group CEO at Towergate, has finally come out to play with the media.
With all these management changes, just what do the ‘new’ generation need to do and what will the impact be upon their
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