Trevor Bish-Jones has resigned as a non-executive director of Royal London.

This follows his appointment as chief operating officer for United Electronics, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Al Forzan Group, which means he will be domiciled in Bahrain.

Tim Melville-Ross, chairman of Royal London, said: “Trevor was appointed a director of Royal London in October 2005 and has made a very valuable contribution during his period on the Board