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Gallery: Energy, great ideas & customer focus are all on show at Gallagher sales conference

Andrew Skinner, Poole - Marine; Ed Chawner, Southampton Office; Dominic McInerney, London Office. Picture: Kate Shaw/KTPR.

By Staff Reporter editor@dorsetbiznews.co.uk

Published: January 19, 2023 | Updated: 21st January 2023

Insurance giant Gallagher hosted a two-day conference at the RNLI College in Poole.

Called ‘Evolution 2023’, the sales conference saw more than 60 staff attend from across the South West and South Coast regions.

Steve Risk, Regional Managing Director, South West, said: “The two-day programme was designed to drive the continued evolution of our sales strategy to ensure we create a market leading sales proposition in a continually evolving and competitive marketplace.

“Our customers, whether existing or new, expect a growing array of services from their insurance partner.

“Evolution provided an insight into the full array of Gallagher resources and expertise, all designed to cater for our clients’ needs and requirements.”

Keynote speakers included;

  • Alyson Pepperill, Client Projects Director, South
  • Fergus Dolan, Regional Sales Manager
  • Rik Horne, Regional Broking Director, South West
  • Emma Pritchett, Development Director, Bristol
  • Peter Cant, Corporate Director, Chichester
  • Scott Brown, Development Executive, Bristol
  • Kate Jackman, Head of Sales & Development, South Coast Region
  • Nick Sharland, Development Executive, Southampton
  • Max Marshall, Project & Technical Manager, South Coast Region

Steve said: “People shall always be our most important asset.

“This proved to be a really positive and successful conference, with a great audience, populated by our sales & development people from across the South West and South Coast.

“A room full of energy, great ideas and all focused on providing our clients with the very best risk advisory service.

“It’s also been great fun to get everyone together.”

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Gallery – pictures by Kate Shaw/KTPR

Teniel Haslam, High Wycombe Office; Aaron Hill, London Trade Credit; Viviane Gifford, London Trade Credit.

Rob Lowe, Chichester Office; Steve Risk, Regional Managing Director, South West; Sally Flower, Gloucester office.

Richard Horne, South West; Rob Enock, Regional MD – South Coast; Matt Gowing, Poole .

Peter Cant, Chichester Office; Patrick O’Connell, Regional Chairman; Max Marshall, Southampton Office.

Nick Sharland, Southampton office; Matt Williams, Poole office, Julie Soellner, Regional Marketing London.

Mark Holmes, Gloucester & Swindon office; Nathan Hines, Development Director .

Lee Armitage, UK; George Bryant, High Wycombe office; Cheryl Phillips, Exeter Office; John Hurst, Bristol office.

Kate Jackman, Southampton Office; Liz Singleton, Guildford Office; Fergus Dolan, Regional Sales Director; Emma Parker, Southampton Office.

Alyson Pepperil, South West & South Coast; Chris Howard, Bristol Office; Amy Houldsworth, Poole – Marine; Ben Richards, Exeter Office; Adam Ellis, Poole Office .

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