KR group has appointed Georgina Callaghan as group Director of Change.

Callaghan (pictured) joins the provider of financial solutions to the over 55s having most recently been senior programme manager for The Co-op where she led the operating model transformation.

Her career has covered the digital transformation of Auto Trader, the international roll out of Barclays Digital payments platform and management consulting at PwC which included simplifying the administration of Lehman Brothers in the UK.

At the KR Group, Callaghan will take accountability for the group change function scheduling and resourcing the projects across Key, More 2 Life and the group, as well as managing the delivery of the change portfolio.

She will report directly to Dave Johnson, chief digital officer, who said: “This new role will reflect our growing change agenda as we continue to invest and grow as a business. Georgina will be a great asset to the team and I look forward to working with her on some exciting new projects.”

Callaghan added: “I am absolutely delighted to be joining KR group at such an exciting time. I am passionate about driving innovation and keeping the transformational goals of the group in sight.

“I will be making sure we deliver the right changes and executing the long term strategy.”