Sesame CEO Gale departs

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Sesame has announced its chief executive officer Patrick Gale will be leaving the business in December.

Ivan Martin, currently non-executive chairman of Sesame, will assume full responsibility for the group as executive chairman. Since his appointment over seven years ago, Gale has been responsible for the launch of Sesame and has piloted the business through a period of immense change. Gale says: “I wanted to see through the transition to Friends Provident ownership to reassure our staff and customers during the change and to ensure that Sesame is properly placed to take advantage of future opportunities. “That task is now complete and, after seven and a half years in charge, this f...

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