FIN-TECH facility . Most brokers don ’ t have the resources to offer that those facilities themselves so they look to companies like Close Brothers to provide it for their customers . Close Brothers Premium Finance has been providing this service for 35 years and is today a trusted partner to more than 2,000 insurance brokers . As you ’ d expect , most of its business is now conducted electronically with a fair degree of automation , to the extent that it could be described as a digital business . “ But it has become a digital business by evolution rather than by design ,” says CIO Chris Loake . Much upgrading had already taken place before Loake joined the company in 2014 from Experian where he had worked for 11 years , for example the process of consolidating the group ’ s data centres into a central location was well under way . However the digital channels were
Chris joined Close Brothers Premium Finance as Chief Information Officer in 2014 having spent the previous 11 years at Experian , with most recent roles being Vice President for Software Development , EMEA , and Head of Solution Development , UK . Chris is a member of the Bank IT leadership team and is responsible for the Premium Finance IT strategy and execution , as well as the day to day maintenance and support of the systems . Chris is a keen athlete , having previously been in the British Rowing team ; he now spends his free time training and competing in bicycle races around London .
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