Sesame Bankhall duo join Simplybiz Group

Paul Bruns and Elaine Parkes

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Paul Bruns and Elaine Parkes have joined SimplyBiz from Sesame Bankhall Group as the new director of field compliance and head of proposition development respectively.

In his new role, Bruns, who spent 14 years at Bankhall, most recently as compliance operations and oversight manager, is charged with ensuring SimplyBiz Group's field compliance team has full access to the training and information required properly to service an increasing number of advisers, the company said. It added: "He will also have a dedicated focus on maintaining a collaborative approach between the group and those who use its services." SimplyBiz floats on AIM at expected £130m Bruns, who will work closely with SimplyBiz director of compliance policy Richard Nuttall and di...

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