Katherine Oxenham Joins LV= from Annuity Direct

25 April 2012 | Press release

LV= has appointed Katherine Oxenham as Business Development Manager for its retirement solutions business. Katherine joins from Annuity Direct where she was the Financial Planning Director. Katherine has over two decades of experience working for life companies and independent financial advisers and is a senior examiner for the Chartered Insurance Institute.

Katherine’s appointment will further boost LV=’s senior team within retirement solutions joining Philip Brown, Head of Retirement Propositions who joined from Partnership in August 2011, and Steve Lewis, Head of Distribution who joined from The Retirement Partnership in September 2011.

In her new role Katherine is responsible for identifying new business opportunities and clients as well as the sales strategy for the retirement solutions business area. Katherine willl report into Steve Lewis.

Steve Lewis, LV=’s Head of Distribution for Retirement Solutions said: “LV= is increasingly making its mark as a strong player in the retirement market, reflected in our 2011 business results which showed a 14% growth in sales. With Katherine’s extensive experience as an adviser, she will play a key role in supporting LV=’s retirement business moving forward.”