29 April 2008
Saffron appoints new Sales and Marketing Director
The Saffron Building Society has appointed John Eastgate as its new Sales and Marketing Director. John will be based in the Society's Saffron Walden Head Office and will be responsible for the leadership and management of the Society's retail sales and marketing functions.
This will include the management of the network of 12 branches, Saffron Direct, Saffron Insure and Saffron Independent Financial Advisers businesses.
John comes to the Saffron Building Society after five years with Experian, a global information services business, where he was Head of Banking for the Decision Analytics division, providing consultancy services to the leading UK banks.
Prior to this, he led the UK Financial Services practice for US software company BroadVision, having first spent ten years at Barclays, where he began as a graduate and subsequently went on to undertake a variety of management roles in both head office and the network. These covered sales, risk management, product management, and e-commerce strategy development.
John commented "I am enormously attracted to working in the mutual sector where the message that members come first is very clear. This member focus gives mutuals a definite competitive advantage, particularly in the current marketplace."
"I am delighted to be joining a business with such great potential and am committed to continuing Saffron's outstanding work in its provision of quality products and services to members. As a mutual, Saffron has much to offer its members and I am looking forward to engaging with them in the coming months and gaining an insight into their views."
Saffron Building Society chief executive Andy Golding said: "We are delighted to welcome John to the Society. His experience in the financial sector brings a valuable fresh perspective, and I am positive he will be a real asset to the team."
John is married with two sons and lives in South Cambridgeshire
