Together Financial Services has announced changes in its senior leadership team and administration.
Dave Sutherland agrees as Chief Operating Officer with effect from 1 July 2025. Previously group director of Business Efficiency and Interim Chief Executive (VK) at Bank of Ireland, he has more than 20 years of experience in operations, technology and process transformation in finance and retail.
Earlier in his career, Sutherland Group Coo and Chief Executive of the Asset Management and Servicing Division was at Arrow Global and worked at TD Bank, GE Capital and Santander UK.
Cheryl Brough will become a member of the lender as Chief People officer from 1 August 2025 and brings extensive experience in leading human functions in financial services and Insurtech.
She joins Italian technology -guided insurance company Prima Assicurazioni, where she is currently Chief People & Culture Officer.
Earlier in her career she was Chief Human Resources Officer at Provident Financial Group and Group Human Resources Director at Cabot Credit Management.
Candice Lott joined as Chief Marketing Officer with effect from 30 June 2025. She was previously the owner and founder of Digital Transformation and Marketing Consultancy, we are the digital type, where they notice such as EasyJet, Parkrun, Corendon Airlines and the commercial, marketing and digital transformation projects helped.
Samen Chief Executive of Sales and Distribution Marc Goldberg will retire in December next year from the lender and will resign from the group administration from 30 June.
Chief Commercial Officer Ryan Etchells will take additional responsibilities for sales and distribution from 1 July 2025 and collaborate with Marc in the coming 18 months to guarantee a smooth transition.
Together, Chief Executive Officer Richard Rowntree, says: “I am delighted to welcome Cheryl, Dave and Candice together.
“They bring extensive experience and will further strengthen and diversify our senior leadership team while we build on our success in the past and bring the group to a higher level. I also thank Marc for his excellent contribution to Samen in the past 38 years. It was a great pleasure to work with him and I am sure that he will remain a good friend and supporter of the group in the future. “
Together, chairman Mike McTighe says: “On behalf of the board I want to thank Marc for his excellent contribution and dedication to together and for his support as a member of the group administration. On a personal level I want to thank Marc for his help and guidance for many years and wish him the best for the future.”