People: Specialist financial services provider appoints new chief executive; commercial building consultancy makes two promotions

Wesleyan, the specialist financial services provider, has appointed its Chief Operating Officer Mario Mazzocchi as new group Chief Executive.

Mazzocchi joined Wesleyan as Chief Operating Officer in December 2018, moving from Lloyds Banking Group where he was Chief Operating Officer for the Insurance and Wealth division.

He spent 15 years at Lloyds working across a number of functions within the Group including Marketing, Sales, Change, Strategy and Operations across retail, corporate banking and insurance.

“We have industry-leading financial strength and a clear sense of identity as a mutual business, with a proud history spanning 178 years,” he said. “These things combined put us in a very strong position to grow our business further in our core markets.

“My focus will be on developing a more agile business ready to respond to the challenges of the future, with a continued commitment to driving value for our members while delivering the best service for our customers.”

Mazzocchi takes over from Craig Errington who announced his retirement at Wesleyan’s AGM in May after 15 years as Chief Executive and 28 years with the company.

Wesleyan Chair Nathan Moss said: “His extensive financial services experience makes him the right person to lead Wesleyan into the next phase of our strategic development.

“We’re living in a fast-changing world and we need a strong, customer-focused leader to keep us on track and true to our purpose of being the specialist partner to our professional customers.”

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Independent commercial building consultancy firm Malcolm Hollis has made two key promotions at its Birmingham office.

Ross Williams has been promoted to Associate and Marc Atkins has been promoted to Senior Chartered Building Surveyor.

Williams joined Malcolm Hollis in 2014 as a Building Surveyor and specialises in dilapidations and tenant alterations.

Atkins joined Malcolm Hollis in London in 2015, before relocating to the Birmingham office in 2016. He has more than seven years of industry experience, and specialises in pathology, project management, and technical due diligence.

Simon Goodrick, Partner, Malcolm Hollis Birmingham, says: “We are delighted to promote Ross and Marc to Associate and Senior Chartered Building Surveyor, respectively. They are both valued members of the Birmingham team. I look forward to seeing their careers continue to flourish here at Malcolm Hollis.”