Two Key Promotions Announced at Thomas Carroll Group

Thomas Carroll Group has made two key promotions following its transition to an employee ownership trust (EOT), here’s the word;

The organisation has promoted Gareth Cotty to Group Chief Commercial Officer, previously Managing Director of Thomas Carroll Brokers, and former Financial Director Sarah Edwards will now be taking on the role of Group Chief Financial Officer.

Gareth Cotty has been with Thomas Carroll Group for 21 years, after beginning his career at RSA, HSBC and then Marsh. He joined as a new business executive and quickly moved up the ranks to become Sales Director in 2012, when he joined the Group’s Board of Directors, and then Managing Director of Thomas Carroll Brokers in 2018.

Promoted to Group Chief Commercial Officer Gareth will now lead on driving revenue and growth within the Group, while also maintaining its focus on customer service and product innovation.

Sarah Edwards joined Thomas Carroll Group in 2006 as an account assistant before working her way up to Chief Financial Officer. Sarah was pivotal in the Group’s transition to employee ownership and led the team through the process, benefitted the company, her colleagues, and its clients.

Both promotions form a key part of the Group’s growth plans for the next 50 years of business, strengthening its independence and bolstering its succession plan.

Rhys Thomas, CEO of Thomas Carroll Group, said on the promotions: “Gareth and Sarah are a key part of our leadership team here at Thomas Carroll. Without Sarah, I don’t think that our transition to become an EOT would have happened as smoothly as it did. She led from the front, with enthusiasm and precision and I know she will do the same in her new role as CFO.

“Gareth has been the main driver in the amazing success of our broker business over the past six years, so it was a given that he would lead Thomas Carroll’s commercial growth plans for the coming decades. Gareth knows this company inside and out and so I know he will excel in this role and continue with our commercial success.”

For more information about Thomas Carroll, please visit: https://www.thomascarroll.co.uk/