{"id":195,"date":"2020-10-07T14:25:37","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T14:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rainbowconnected.com\/blog\/?p=195"},"modified":"2020-10-15T14:50:37","modified_gmt":"2020-10-15T14:50:37","slug":"martyn-holman-joins-rainbow-group-as-new-chairman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rainbowconnected.com\/blog\/martyn-holman-joins-rainbow-group-as-new-chairman\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align:left\" class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Martyn Holman Joins Rainbow Group As New Chairman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Rainbow are proud to announce Ex-Eldon chairman Martyn Holman as our new chairman, effective immediately. This new role adds to his impressive resume which includes the Chairman at Somerset Bridge Insurance services.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align:left\">Martyn will be assisting Rainbow\u2019s board and senior\nmanagement with strategic development, using his personal connections within\nthe insurance sector to secure new accounts, as well as strengthening\nrelationships with existing clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align:left\">This role adds to his list of non-executive\npositions, including Chairman at e2e Total Loss Management, non-executive Director\nat Open GI and advisory panel member at PremFina. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"text-align:left\"><strong>This coincides with Rainbow celebrating its 10<\/strong><sup><strong>th<\/strong><\/sup><strong> anniversary.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Realising Rainbow&#8217;s Full Potential<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking of his excitement in\ntaking up the new role during a time when Rainbow Group\u2019s profile in the broker\nmarket is growing, Holman said: \u201cI\u2019m confident I can help the business continue\non its current trajectory and assist the shareholders and management to realise\nthe full potential of this very impressive operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve known the company for a number of\nyears and was a big supporter in my time at Brightside and Markerstudy,\nobviously with Gary Eggleton moving on from Rainbow Connected and doing a great\njob at Swintons, the business needed to restructure and Andy Dean has continued\nto invest in the whole Rainbow Group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201dI will be working with him to develop\nboth the external strategy and the internal structure going forward. I think\nthere are some very exciting times ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Rainbow Group\u2019s chief\nexecutive and founder Andy Dean said: \u201cWe have known and worked with Holman\u2019s\ncompanies on and off for ten years now. But him joining us means he becomes\npart of ours and that\u2019s something special. Holman\u2019s experience in running big\ncompanies should help us take the Rainbow Group into new territory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn the last eighteen months we have\nspent time repositioning and structuring the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201dWith our UK contact centre growing even\nthroughout the pandemic and our lead and tech businesses looking strong for\n2021 we feel this is exactly the right time for someone of Holman\u2019s calibre to\nbe leading us from the front.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201dWe are all very excited to be utilising his years in the insurance industry and helping us guide the group into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Welcome on board, Martyn. 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