PosSol hires risk chief as past business probe continues

Scott Sinclair
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Aegon-owned national IFA Positive Solutions has hired a compliance and risk director as it continues to conduct a company-wide legacy business review.

James McCourt joins from RBS, where he was head of regulatory competence. Prior to that, he also held a senior position at Kwik Fit Financial Services. Dawn Batchelor, hired as interim compliance and risk director earlier this year to clear a business checking backlog caused by the introduction of a new training and competence framework, will stay with Positive Solutions until the end of 2010. Chief executive Jim Reeve says: "I strongly believe James's appointment will bring a new dimension to the way in which we support partners. "His knowledge, intellect and people skills are ide...

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