James Savastano will help the team service its client’s accounts as well as contributing to its product training and product quality.
While this is his first job in the financial industry, Savastano has previously held roles in the sales, IT and gaming sectors.
He will report to Middle East head of sales Stuart Shilcock.
On the appointment, international sales director Simon Pack said: “I am delighted that RL360° is able to give James his break.
“He will be using the obvious skills that he has to help the team continue with their excellent work to develop broker relationships in the UAE and the broader region.”
In March the company announced that it was expanding into South America and Qatar.
Chief executive David Kneeshaw said he had been “looking to move into South America”, where many of its rivals are, “for a while”.
“But we had a moratorium on such projects while we were negotiating the buyout [from Royal London Group, the UK’s largest mutual insurer],” he added.
“Now, subsequent to the sale having gone through, we can just make a decision and do it.”
