IOMA Group, the international insurance and wealth management specialist, today announces the appointment of Linda Muirhead as Managing Director and Roman Marti as International Business Director. Both will operate from IOMA’s UK and Isle of Man offices.
These two key appointments strengthen IOMA’s senior management team and position the company to take advantage of new opportunities presented by the changing commercial and regulatory environment.
Ms Muirhead will be responsible for the day to day operations of IOMA’s portfolio of companies. She has over ten years’ senior and board level experience in international life assurance. She joins IOMA Group from LM Consulting, which she established in 2012 to offer strategic financial services consulting. Prior to this she was International Business Director and Executive Director at Capita, where she was responsible for the transition of Zurich’s business to Capita.
Mr Marti will be responsible for growing IOMA's international sales and developing third party relationships. He has exceptional multi-jurisdictional experience of business development in the wealth management sector. He recently acted as an independent advisor for a number of private placements, and prior to this he worked at Kaiser Partner Private Bank, LGT Bank and Zurich Financial Services in Liechtenstein, Switzerland and the UK.
Commenting on the appointments, Robin Bigland, Group Chairman, IOMA Group, said: “Linda and Roman have extensive senior experience in strategic life assurance and wealth management roles. Their breadth of knowledge and insight will be valuable as we implement our strategic plan for growth.
“Their appointments are the first in a series of appointments that reflects our renewed management focus and structure; they position IOMA to take advantage of new market opportunities and the changing regulatory landscape. Linda’s exceptional background in compliance and corporate governance will add rigour and focus to our operations team while Roman’s international wealth management experience will be instrumental in developing innovative products to serve our growing international client base.”
