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Hodge hires Rob Regan as COO

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  • 16/02/2022
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Hodge hires Rob Regan as COO
Hodge has appointed Rob Regan (pictured), who was previously chief executive of Ascentric, which is now known as M&G Wealth, as its chief operating officer.

Regan was chief executive of Ascentric, which is an investment management platform for nearly four years. It was bought by M&G Wealth in 2020 and was rebranded to its parent company name last year.

Prior to that he worked at Royal London for around four years in various senior roles including group operations director and group customer service director.

He also spent around two years as the chief operating officer for L&G and worked at Lloyds Banking Group for over four years in various roles.

The position at Hodge will be based in Wales, which marks a return for Regan as he was born in Cardiff.

Dave Landen, chief executive of Hodge, said having someone of Regan’s calibre and experience was a “real coup”.

He continued: “Rob joins at an incredibly exciting time in our history as we continue to grow and support our customers with our specialist offerings, he will lead our customer service, operational, change and technology teams.

“Rob will continue the enhancements we have made to our customer service teams as we strive to deliver excellent customer experiences and lead our move to offering first class digital services. I welcome Rob to Hodge and look forward to working closely with him as we build a hugely exciting future.”

Regan said joining the company as chief operating officer was a “tremendous opportunity”, and added that Hodge was a “proud Welsh business with fantastic heritage and a real force for good in its sector”.

He said: “I’m looking forward to enhancing collaboration across the business, continuing to develop the great culture that’s been established at the bank. Its central Cardiff base means it’s ideally positioned to build fantastic partnerships in the Welsh fintech sector and to play its part in developing the future talent of Wales.

“The combination of fantastic people and a strong focus on technology will enable Hodge deliver against its core purpose to make a difference for its customers, in the moments that matter.”

Regan said it was an exciting time to join the mutual as it is planning further growth, introducing innovative mortgage products and pointed to its recent investment in fintech and energy technology companies.

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