Scottish Widows appoints Ranila Ravi-Burslem as intermediary distribution director

Newly-created role

Ayesha Venkataraman
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Pension provider Scottish Widows has appointed Ranila Ravi-Burslem to the new role of intermediary distribution director working across its Scottish Widows and Embark brands.

Ravi-Burslem (pictured) will begin the new role in April, where she will oversee intermediary distribution at both brands, focusing on growing the group's distribution reach while continuing to innovate for the intermediary market and support its white label partners. Prior to joining Scottish Widows, she worked at Aviva as its workplace savings and retirement distribution director. She is also the non-executive director of a global literacy charity, Worldreader. Her appointment comes on the heels of the recent acquisition of platform business Embark and its subsidiary brands by Lloyd...

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