A LEADING West Yorkshire financier has taken up a new appointment.

Gary Lumby has joined Erimus Insurance Brokers as non-executive director as it looks to expand its markets.

Mr Lumby, pictured (standing, left) with directors (from left) Scott Pinnell, Shaun Hughes and Paul Davison, received the MBE for services to the financial services industry in 2008.

He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland and director of small business banking for Yorkshire Bank and Clydesdale Bank.

Mr Lumby, who has 30 years experience in banking, will continue to work with Yorkshire Bank in an ambassadorial capacity and will also carry out his duties as vice-chairman of the Leeds, York and North York Chamber of Commerce and as a board member of the Leeds City Region LEP.

He also hold several other non-executive director roles.

Middlesbrough-based Erimus specialises in business-to-business insurance, offering a full range of professional insurance broking and risk management services to a wide industry sector.