LSL appoints Taphouse as chief operating officer

LSL Financial Services has appointed Martin Taphouse as its new chief operating officer.

Martin joins LSL from Zurich, where, for the last four years, he was head of business transformation and was responsible for change, commercial performance and strategy.

Previously Taphouse was instrumental in developing, launching and running Zurich’s wealth business where he led broker support and customer operations and built a technology and service model.

Martin Taphouse starts his new role on 10th March 2025.

Richard Howells, LSL Group’s managing director of financial services, said: “I am delighted to welcome Martin to the team. Having worked with him previously I know what experience he brings to the role and the passion he has for delivering operational excellence, leadership, and relationship management. He has a formidable track record when it comes to delivering market leading propositions for advisers.”

Martin Taphouse added: “I’m hugely excited to be joining the LSL team in such a dynamic and well respected business, and looking forward to working with our teams and colleagues to drive execution of the Group’s ambitious strategy, and ensure we offer an outstanding proposition for our brokers.”