Rob Evans has been appointed to the role of chief financial officer (CFO) at Paymentshield.

Evans (pictured) will lead the Paymentshield finance department as well as supporting the management team in delivering the firm’s business strategy.

Evans joins the Southport-based insurance provider from Westfield Health, a health insurer based in Sheffield which serves over 9,000 companies and 400,000 policy holders.

Prior to being finance director at Westfield Health, he held a number of senior positions at companies including Scarborough Building Society Group and Zurich Financial Services.

“A CFO of Rob’s calibre is hard to come by,” said Gary Duggan Paymentshield’s CEO. “He has a wealth of corporate experience having spent his career in regulated financial services, gaining experience of general insurance, life insurance, pensions, investments and saving & lending as well as third party outsourcing.

“Rob will be an essential addition to the management team as we work to achieve our growth ambitions. His significant experience will add further strength to our team, and I’m delighted to welcome him on board.”

Evans added: “I’m delighted to be joining Paymentshield at this exciting time and am looking forward to getting on with the job in hand.”