After being with the company for seven years and CEO since March 2005, Safran is leaving to ‘pursue other business interests’.
For the interim until a new CEO is appointed, Martin Colyer will be promoted to managing director.
Peter Birch, Trigold chairman said: “I’d like to take this opportunity to pay testament to the effort and success that Bill has accomplished at Trigold. His leadership and vision has developed the company in every conceivable way in terms of new technology, new products and new markets. Bill leaves with my thanks and those of the Board of Directors, and with our very best wishes for his next business venture.”
Safran himself said: “My time at Trigold has been hugely enjoyable and hugely rewarding. I’ve been fortunate to be a part of the success story that Trigold has become and, in my time, seen the number of subscribers grow from less that 2,000 to over 25,000 now. During this time the company has won some prestigious industry and business awards which I have been honoured to accept on behalf of all of the team at Trigold.
“I have been evaluating other business opportunities - some within the mortgage industry and some not - for some time and feel that now is the perfect time to seek to replicate the success of Trigold elsewhere.
“I leave Trigold in the very capable hands of Martin Colyer who takes over as Managing Director with my best wishes and thanks for his unwavering support over the years. It has been truly been my pleasure and honour to work with Martin and the hundreds of other Trigold employees over the past 7 years.”
Martin Colyer says: “Bill and I developed a hugely effective working partnership over the years and it has been a great pleasure to work alongside him to build the company. The strength of the Trigold proposition and the position that we enjoy in the market is testament to his leadership and effort, and expertise. The next chapter of Trigold history will be built on a very strong foundation provided by Bill.”
