Paul Thornton (pictured) has been named as the first-ever chief commercial officer at Open GI.
Effective middle of May, the appointment will see Thornton take on the newly created role to lead the company’s commercial function. He brings more than two decades of IT, technology, and customer success leadership experience from the likes of IRESS UK, Avelo, Harvey Nash, iPipeline, and CGI.
“I am delighted to be joining Open GI during an exciting time,” commented Thornton. “I am looking forward to working with a number of key individuals within the team and expanding the commercial division to further support our customers with dedicated support and forward-thinking technology and solutions.”
The post is aimed at supporting what Open GI described as “transformational” growth for the insurance software provider across the UK and Ireland.
“It is wonderful news for both Open GI and our customers that someone with Paul’s experience and credibility within the tech space is joining us,” said group chief executive Simon Badley. “I believe Paul will add huge value to our proposition and will help to play a key role in moving our group forward.
“Paul has a solid background in driving customer success and expanding digital tech across a variety of markets. His market knowledge will be invaluable to Open GI as we continue to strengthen our business to benefit the GI industry and our customers.”
