FBD Holdings plc has announced that it has appointed Jim Ryan to the role of Chief Commercial Officer for FBD Insurance plc.

Ryan joins FBD from Ulster Bank Group where he held the role of Managing Director – Branch Banking, where he was responsible for over 1,300 employees and 110 bank branches.

Prior to joining the Ulster Bank Group in 2008, he held the role of Sales Director for eircom, Ireland’s largest telecommunications company.

A Certified Bank Director, Ryan also holds a Bachelor of Business Studies primary degree and he obtained an MSc in Business Administration from Trinity College Dublin.

Ryan will join FBD on May 9 and will have responsibility for FBD’s 33 branches throughout Ireland, as well as its consumer and financial solutions businesses. He will report directly to group CEO Fiona Muldoon.

Commenting on the appointment Muldoon said that FBD is delighted to have Jim’s sales leadership as part of its new FBD team.

“I believe he will make a great contribution to FBD Insurance bringing, as he does, a depth of experience in managing branches around the country as well as excellent commercial financial services experience. We welcome him on board.”

Earlier this year, FBD appointed John O’Grady as Chief Financial Officer and as Director of both the Group and of FBD Insurance plc.

O’Grady, a chartered accountant and insurance executive, will join the Group and the Board later this year on July 1, 2016.

He joins the Group from Liberty Insurance Limited where he currently holds the role of Finance Director.

Prior to his role in Liberty, O’Grady worked for Aviva and its predecessor companies in Ireland in various roles between 1989 and 2013, including Finance Director, Claims Director and Operations Director.

O’Grady will take over responsibility from Paul D’Alton, who has held the role of Interim Chief Financial Officer since October 2015.