Penny speed meets... Kevin Kiernan, personal lines director, Groupama Insurances
Being an insatiable socialite, Penny Black is always eager to probe the personalities behind the professional veneer of her industry friends. What better way to squeeze in and share as many intimate revelations as possible than her very own ‘speed meeting’ column? This week she gets to know Kevin Kiernan of Groupama Insurances.
What was your first ever job - and were you any good at it?
I was a bench joiner at a firm making pine library bookcases and think I was pretty good at it
If an MP3 player really could only hold three
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