Amy Hughes has taken on a new role as sales manager with Envisage Cloud. Plus a selection of other people beginning new roles with companies in Ireland.

Great-West Lifeco Inc, Canada’s second-largest insurer, named Bill Kyle chief executive of Irish Life Group Ltd, which the company is set to take over for €1.3 billion within weeks.

THE future of Canada Life’s 900 Irish workers was secured yesterday when Great-West Lifeco Inc beat off Manulife to take over the company.