Cofunds appoints head of operations

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Cofunds has appointed Matt Benson as the head of operations.

Benson joins from Aviva after having spent eighteen years with the provider, most recently as the head of customer experience. Cofunds chief executive Chris Last said: "We're lucky to have found in Matt the perfect mix of experience, enthusiasm and customer focus to drive through the service developments we have planned for the platform."  Benson said: "Joining a platform of the size, financial strength and profitability of Cofunds is extremely exciting, especially at a time when it's poised to go on to even bigger and better things, thanks to having the backing of a FTSE100 giant beh...

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