Friends Provident International, part of the Aviva group, has appointed a Regional Sales Director. The financial services firm has seen several management changes throughout 2016.
Based in Singapore Kevin Stone will take up the role with immediate effect. Stone will report to Andrew Waddell, Managing Director at Friends Provident International (FPI), the company said on Friday.
Stone (pictured left) will lead the sales function and oversee all key strategic relationships with intermediaries including Independent Financial Advisors, International Brokers, Banks and Third Party Distributors in Singapore. Prior to taking up the new role Stone was Managing Director of Charter Financial Planning, Australia’s second largest financial advisory firm and has held senior roles with AXA, both in the U.K. and Australia.
Summer of Changes
finews.asia reported recently that Toby Simpson Singapore Sales Director for FPI had departed the firm and relocated to Australia and in August the Head of the Hong Kong FPI unit Charles Barrows, left and moved across to the role of Vice President Director of Astra Aviva Life in Indonesia.
«I’m delighted to welcome Kevin to the FPI team. He has a wealth of experience in several developed markets and I am certain he will position us extremely well as the Singapore market continues to change and evolve,» said Waddell.
