KR Group hires group director of change

Specialist provider to the over 55s KR Group has appointed Georgina Callaghan as group director of change.

KR Group hires group director of change

Specialist provider to the over 55s KR Group has appointed Georgina Callaghan as group director of change.

She was most recently in her role as senior programme manager for The Co-op where she led the operating model transformation.

At the KR Group, Callaghan will take accountability for thegroup change function scheduling and resourcing the projects across Key, more 2 life and thegroup.She will manage the delivery of the change portfolio. Callaghan will report directly to Dave Johnson, chief digital officer.

Johnson 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.”

Callaghan’s career has spanned 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.