A former ranking official at the UK government’s tax collection agency has joined Premium Credit, an insurance premium finance company.
Appointed as the company’s new chief information officer, Mark Dearnley will lead and become responsible for delivery of all change initiatives, ensuring sustainable system performance and robust infrastructure.
Dearnley will further build Premium Credit’s digital capabilities and undertake tasks such as improving Premium Credit’s broker integration and customer journeys.
“We continue to significantly invest in our IT and operational platforms to improve our business and better support our partners and customers,” said Premium Credit CEO Tom Woolgrove.
“Mark will continue to deliver and drive forward our IT and Digital strategy, improving our capability and IT infrastructure,” he added.
Dearnley will replace Gopi Chelliah, who will leave the company by the end of 2016.
“I’m very excited to be joining Premium Credit team at this critical time in its evolution,” Dearnley said. “I look forward to helping the team continue enhancing the customer experience, and deepening the integration with Premium Credit’s partners.”
Dearnley joins from the HM Revenue and Customs where he was chief digital and information officer. He also brings extensive experience from his previous leadership roles at Vodafone, Cable and Wireless and Boots.com.
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