Carpenters Group grows Executive Board with Chief Operating Officer Appointment

Carpenters Group, the insurance and legal firm, has appointed Darren Hall as its new Chief Operating Officer.

Darren joins from Conveyancing Direct where he was Board Director and brings with him a wealth of experience, previously being Chief Operating Officer at Countrywide Plc where he worked for almost 14 years.

He studied at South Trafford College before launching his career in the insurance and legal sector.

Donna Richards, CEO of Carpenters Group said: “We are delighted to have Darren join our team as Chief Operating Officer. This is a new role for Carpenters Group and a new area for Darren. His experience of operational excellence and leading change will add to and strengthen our Executive Board. Darren has a wealth of successes in operational and leadership roles from which we will benefit and we are all excited for him to get started with us.”

Darren said: “I am really pleased to be joining Carpenters Group – a well-known company with a great reputation in the insurance and legal sector. Everyone has made me feel so welcome from the first minute and we have bonded over shared ambition for excellence, I am extremely excited to be joining such a brilliant business.”

Outside of work Darren enjoys spending time with his family and taking his two boys, 4 and 8 to everything football - games, practices and parties. He says it may sound like a bane but he absolutely loves it! Darren also likes to spend time socialising with friends and spends every Spring in the gym trying to get fit again in time for Summer!