ALLIANZ APPOINTS NORTHERN REGIONAL AND TECHNICAL OPERATIONS MANAGER

Allianz Engineering has appointed Richard Saunders as regional technical and operations manager (RTOM) for the Northern Region.

Richard will have overall responsibility for all aspects of safety, inspection service delivery in the North of England, Scotland and Ireland. In addition, he will head-up a team of 7 area technical and operations managers (ATOM) and 185 Engineer surveyors who operate in that Region.

Richard has worked in the Engineering business for 24 years, 16 of which were spent as a lift, crane and power press surveyor. He also worked as an ATOM in the South of England for the last 8 years. Prior to moving to Allianz, he served in the Royal Navy.

Martin Ball, head of engineering inspection, Allianz Engineering said: “To ensure that we maintain an industry leading level of service delivery, it is important that we have experienced people in these roles. Richard brings with him nearly 25 years of knowledge and expertise in the engineering industry and has a proven track record of managing teams. I’m very excited to be working with Richard and I have no doubt that this will significantly benefit our customers and wider business.”

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1. Allianz Insurance is one of the largest general insurers in the UK and part of the Allianz SE Group, the largest property and casualty insurer worldwide. Around 83 million private and corporate customers rely on Allianz's knowledge, global reach, capital strength and solidity to help them make the most of financial opportunities and to avoid and safeguard themselves against risks.

In 2013, around 148,000 employees in over 70 countries achieved total revenue of 110.8 billion euros.