Friends Provident appoints chief

Peter Timberlake becomes head of public relations at the firm, a major provider of pensions and life investment products.

Timberlake will report to Nick Boakes, director of communications. He will oversee all external public relations including corporate, business-to-business, business-to-consumer and trade. He will also be actively involved in internal comms.

Timberlake began his career at Legal & General, where he held a range of senior roles with responsibility for external and internal communications.