Allianz Holdings has announced the appointment of Christopher Twemlow as chief legal officer.

In his new role, he will be responsible for overseeing the legal and company secretariat functions across the Allianz Holdings group. He will act as general counsel and company secretary and will report to Fernley Dyson, chief financial officer.

Twenlow joins the business from Euroclear where has worked since 2007 and has led its UK legal team since 2013. Before this, he worked with Lloyd’s of London.

Dyson, chief financial officer said: “This is a really exciting time to be joining our business and I’m very pleased to announce that Chris will be our new general counsel and company secretary. With a wealth of expertise in legal, regulatory and governance matters he is extremely well placed to lead our legal and company secretariat functions and is a welcome addition to the team.”