Cadogan Keelan Westall has added to its management team with the appointment of Amanda Hindman and Sue Filsell.

Amanda Hindman FCII (pictured, standing), who has joined the Barbon division as head of key clients, was most recently managing director of the real estate division of Bluefin.

She has also held positions at Norwich Union and other Aviva predecessor companies.

She said: “Barbon Insurance Group is extremely well respected within the industry, so I’m delighted to be joining its management team and to be taking on the responsibility for developing stronger relationships with major clients and insurers.”

Sue Filsell (pictured, seated), the new head of enterprise and operations, is taking on Cadogan Keelan Westall’s SME client team, as well as responsibility for compliance, risk, processes, procedures and professional standards across the business.

In the past she has specialised in liability with Lloyd’s underwriters, managed her own multimedia business and, most recently, worked as operations manager at AXA Commercial Lines in Reading.

Tim Wilson, managing director of Cadogan Keelan Westall, said: “It is a measure of how well Cadogan Keelan Westall is perceived within the industry that we continue to be able to attract the ‘big guns’ to work with us.

“These latest appointments are part of our long-term growth strategy to strengthen the business through the continued improvement of our products and services.”