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Christie Finance and Christie Insurance appoint new Managing Director
Christie Finance and Christie Insurance have announced the appointment of Sue Dougal as the companies’ new Managing Director. Dougal’s appointment has been prompted by Patrick Ryan’s decision to leave the business at the end of this year, in order to return to his native Ireland.
Dougal joins the Christie Group having previously worked with the Norwich and Peterborough Group where, over a 16-year period she held positions in sales, business development, and most recently as Director of Retail Sales and Operations.
Dougal replaces Patrick Ryan, who joined Christie + Co in 1989 and became Managing Director of the Finance and Insurance businesses in 1999. He will leave the Christie Group at the end of December.
“Sue’s knowledge of running both mortgage and insurance businesses will be a real asset to Christie Finance and Christie Insurance,” says Christie Group Chief Executive David Rugg. “Patrick Ryan will continue to work alongside Sue until he departs for home soil at the end of the year. He has made a significant contribution to the Group over the past 19 years and we wish him success in his future ventures.”
Following Patrick Ryan’s departure at the end of the year, Mark Stevens will assume the position of Managing Director at Christie Corporate Finance. Since joining the business, Mark has been instrumental in a number of major corporate projects and continues to expand the Group’s corporate finance activity. Recent projects include the Shire Group’s acquisition of Smollensky’s, for which Mark secured the funding and introduced Octopus Private Equity as investors.
For further information on this press release, please contact Lorna Byrne at Christie + Co. Tel: 020 7227 0797. lorna.byrne@christie.com
