comparethemarket.com appoints new Head of Marketing Communications

LONDON, April 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- comparethemarket.com, one of the UK's leading price comparison websites, has announced the promotion of Nicola Stubbs, formerly Senior Marketing Planning Manager, to Associate Director of Marketing Communications. Nicola has been with the comparethemarket.com team for over three years and will be responsible for continued creative excellence across all channels of communications.

Nicola joined the BGL Group, owners of comparethemarket.com, (http://www.comparethemarket.com/) in July 2002 as Planning Executive. Prior to her move to comparethemarket.com in January 2008 where she managed the Marketing Planning Function, Nicola was responsible for the delivery of the overall marketing strategy for Bennetts, the UK's number one motorcycle insurance (http://www.comparethemarket.com/bike-insurance/) brand.

Mark Vile, Marketing Director at comparethemarket.com, said 'Nicola is a highly valued, talented member of the comparethemarket team and I'm delighted that she has accepted the role to head up the Marketing Communications function. Her experience across both marketing communications and planning will prove valuable and she will continue to be a real asset to our team as we continue to drive our business forward.'

Nicola Stubbs, Associate Director Marketing Communications, said 'The comparethemarket brand is fast moving and presents opportunities and challenges everyday. I'm looking forward to working with the communications team to ensure our brand continues to surprise and delight both consumers and the price comparison industry.'

About Comparethemarket.com

- comparethemarket.com was launched in 2006 as a motor insurance comparison (http://www.comparethemarket.com/car-insurance/) site, offering customers a wide range of competitively priced insurance quotes instantly online. It is now one of the UK's leading price comparison brands.

- As well as insurance, comparethemarket.com now also offers comparisons on credit cards, loans, current accounts and savings accounts.

- Comparethemarket.com has grown rapidly over the past three years from 50,000 monthly visitors to around 2 million a month

- comparethemarket.com actively selects its brand partners to ensure quality service to consumers.

comparethemarket.com is a trading name of BISL Limited. BISL Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

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