Steve Bamforth retires from Griffiths & Armour
He had been with the broker, which has offices in Liverpool, London, Dublin and Manchester, for the past 32 years.
Steve Bamforth has retired as chief executive of Griffiths & Armour after 32 years with the company, Insurance Age can reveal.
It is understood that Bamforth left the business in April this year.
The Griffiths & Armour website stated that Carl Evans has now taken the post of group CEO for the professional risks division. It also showed that Matt Donnelly is group chief executive for the insurance brokers division.
Career
According to his Linked In page Bamforth joined the broker in 1986
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