17 March 2005, Zurich announces that Joe Kessler has been appointed to the new role of Distribution Marketing Director for Openwork (currently known as Zurich Advice Network) the new multi-tied distribution business which will be launched later this year.
Joining from Farmers Insurance Group in the US, where he was Director of Customer Advocacy, Joe, 42, brings with him a wealth of experience, having worked in the US life industry for nearly 25 years in a range of senior sales and marketing roles.
In his new role at Openwork, Joe is responsible for the marketing function, primarily focussing on building and promoting the Openwork brand, as well as ensuring that intermediaries have the right marketing tools, processes and services to enable them to do their job effectively. He reports to Stephen Leaman, ZAN/Openwork’s CEO and will be based in Swindon.
Joe comments: “I am excited by the prospect of this new role within the UK’s first and largest multi-tied network, particularly at such a challenging time - for Openwork, as well as for the rest of the industry as a whole. Backed by one of the world’s largest financial services organisations, I’m confident that Openwork can make a real impression on the market and ensuring it remains at the forefront of the new, depolarised world.”
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For further information, please contact:
Debi Isaac, Media Relations Manager,
Tel : 01793 503810/07785 306092
Fay Ford, Media Relations Consultant,
Tel : 01793 505586
Notes to Editors:
- Joe is a Certified Financial Consultant, a Chartered Life Underwriter, Fellow of the Life Management Institute and an Associate in Customer Service.
