London-based automated risk, compliance and regulation software specialists, Albany Group, has announced the appointment of a new board member as the company looks to continue its upward growth trajectory.  

Appointed to the role is Juels Copley, an insurance and financial services expert, who will be responsible for using her extensive experience to drive growth and achieve sustainable business transformation. This is as the company continues to develop innovative software solutions for the insurance and financial services industry. 

Juels is a UK insurance market consultant, with a track record of delivering significant financial results at board level, serving as a non-executive director to well-known start-ups and a number of established insurance providers.  Prior to this, she also worked at a British multinational insurance company, Aviva, where she served as the personal lines transformation lead for UK general insurance.  

This latest appointment follows on from Swiftcover founder and insurance industry stalwart, Matt Potashnick. He joined Albany Group last month as a board member and advisor to help drive growth and further develop its tech offering.  

Juels Copley, board advisor at Albany Group, said: “I’m delighted to be joining the Albany Group team to help this growing company achieve new heights as a leader in the insurance and financial services sector. It now has solid foundations in place, so I’m confident about enhancing the customer offering and furthering Albany’s development in the insurance sector.” 

Adam Richards, COO and co-founder of Albany Group said: “We are extremely pleased to welcome Juels on board to drive growth and enhance our customer offering. We believe her extensive leadership background in insurance and financial services will further strengthen our rapidly growing team."

“Juels brings with her over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is uniquely positioned to execute our growth strategy, as we continue to help businesses and improve workflows and supply chain management using our innovative risk and intelligence technologies”