Heirtrace is pleased to announce that Bob Newton has become an advisor to the company. Bob is an independent director and consultant in the financial services sector whose current portfolio includes roles with Accenture, Co-operative Financial Services and UIA (Insurance).

 His last executive position was as Deputy Chief Executive of NFU Mutual from which he retired in 2006.  Bob had previously held senior management positions in companies which merged to form Aviva plc.  He has also been involved in the development of the insurance industry having held committee and non-executive positions the Association of British Insurers, the General Insurance Standards Council and the Insurance Ombudsman Bureau (now part of the Financial Ombudsman Service).  

Mike Eve, Chairman of Heirtrace said “We are delighted that Bob has committed himself to working with us as this will bring extensive financial services experience to our role as an initiator of a new attitude to the solution of the problem of undistributed assets”. Bob Newton said “I am very enthusiastic to support Heirtrace in its core business of ensuring that undistributed assets get to their rightful owners so as to ensure their availability to those who should benefit and also help improve the public image of the financial services sector.” Notes to editor 

Heirtrace is a leader in providing pro-active search services to Lawyers, financial institutions and pension funds to reunite assets with owners/heirs. It also provides services to membership organisations, schools and universities. Its subsidiary company, UK People Finder, provides search services to personal clients via its website ukpeoplefinder.co.uk. Its key strategy is to utilise individual intelligence and advanced technology to achieve an exceptionally high level of success for its customers. 

For further information please contact: 

Michael Eve, Chairman on 07714 329136 or Danielle Zitman, Director of Marketing on 01638 663936, or Danielle@heirtrace.co.uk or visit www.heirtrace.co.uk