Saga takes Kingshott from Tesco as insurance CEO
Over 50s travel and insurance specialist Saga has recruited Steve Kingshott as CEO for insurance, joining from Tesco where he was CEO of Tesco Underwriting and chief insurance officer at Tesco Bank.
Kingshott, pictured, has been with Tesco since 2015, joining from RSA.
He will take up the post at Saga this autumn. In the meantime Saga group CEO Euan Sutherland will continue as interim CEO of
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