Royal London 360°’s Hong Kong and Far East Regional Office has appointed a highly-experienced Regional Sales Consultant.
Steve Noon has moved to the Far East from his home in the Isle of Man, taking with him more than 13 years’ experience of offshore sales management, including in Asia.
He will be responsible for promoting the broad range of offshore investment, savings and tax planning products offered by Royal London 360°, and building and maintaining relationships with Independent Financial Advisors (IFAs) based in the region.
This is a new role developed by the offshore life company, which is the international division of the Royal London Group. It is designed to meet the needs of what is seen to be a very important market.
Steve moves to his new role from Standard Bank Offshore, where he was Manager of Business Development, Asia, with responsibility for maintaining relationships with IFAs based there; marketing; new product development; and developing and opening a new Chinese expatriate banking market.
Prior to his role with Standard Bank, Steve worked as Banking Business Development Manager for Derbyshire Offshore before its takeover by Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander. He was responsible for increasing business with new intermediary and corporate clients; developing and launching variable and fixed interest accounts; an account for self-administered pension funds and a new range of guaranteed equity bonds; and researching/developing new market opportunities.
Steve also has experience of working in the management team of Alliance and Leicester International Ltd (Isle of Man). His professional qualifications include the Chartered Institute of Insurance Financial Planning Certificate.
David Gervais, General Manager of Royal London 360° in the Far East, commented, "I am delighted to appoint such an experienced and highly-regarded professional as Steve Noon as Regional Sales Consultant for Malaysia.
"This is a very important market for the company, and with Steve’s previous experience of working in Asia, he is a natural choice to build relationships and develop our proposition in the Far East. I am delighted to be able to work with him."
