A FORMER Haworth woman has been appointed managing partner of the NFU Mutual Boston Spa agency.

Caroline Pullich will manage the office and lead a team looking after the insurance needs of customers Yorkshire-wide.

She has also become senior group secretary for the area's NFU branch.

Caroline ­­­– ex-head of SME Yorkshire, Barclays – said: "I'm excited about the new leadership challenge of setting the vision, values and strategy for the agency and building on a culture where we nurture our trusted relationships with farmers, growers, businesses, stakeholders and rural communities."

Caroline – who now lives at Harrogate, but was brought-up in Haworth – is also chair of the Institute of Directors in North Yorkshire and sits on the Leeds Chamber of Commerce leadership group.