Westfield Health - Intermediaries

Meet the team

Westfield Health has a dedicated team providing both a sales and a support service to intermediaries. Sales through our intermediary colleagues are seeing continued and sustained growth and in order to support this, the intermediary team here at Westfield has grown too. Meet the team…

Steve Sharrock - Head of Intermediary Sales

Steve Sharrock Steve has worked in the healthcare industry since 1989. Much of his time has been spent in intermediary development roles with Steve also working as a specialist healthcare intermediary for 3 years.

After joining Westfield Health in 2005, Steve was quickly promoted to Head of Intermediary Sales in September 2006. Subsequent years have seen the team go from strength to strength with both the team itself and business through the intermediary arm growing substantially.

As well as overall responsibility for activity throughout the UK, Steve also currently looks after the Midlands, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Tina Hackett - Intermediary Healthcare Consultant

Tina Hackett Tina brings with her a wealth of experience gained largely in the health industry. She has worked for several of the world’s top cosmetic and pharmaceutical companies and has over 20 years sales experience. Most recently she worked for another health cash plan provider before joining Westfield Health in 2006. Tina’s credible experience is a real attribute to the team.

Tina is responsible for Norfolk, Suffolk, The Home Counties, London and the South East of England.

Trish Leyland - Intermediary Healthcare Consultant

Trish Leyland Trish’s career has been divided over the last 20 years between employment in publishing and Employee Benefits.

After leaving her role as a newspaper Advertising Manager in 1999 she joined Clinicare as an Intermediary Sales Consultant. The 5 years spent at Clinicare enabled her to build excellent relationships with Intermediaries, which she continues to uphold within her role at Westfield Health.

Prior to joining Westfield Health, Trish was employed as an Employee Benefits Consultant at Atlas Consulting Group, a role that further developed her experience within the Private Medical Insurance and Group Risk sectors.

Trish is currently responsible for all intermediaries located in the North of England and Scotland.

Claire Ward - Senior Intermediary Co-ordinator

Claire Ward After completing her degree at Staffordshire University, Claire worked in the travel industry as a Travel Consultant before working for a software company as Sales Support Co-ordinator. After moving to South Yorkshire from East Sussex in 2003, she worked as an Internal Account Manager for a manufacturing company. Claire joined Westfield Health in 2006 as Intermediary Support Co-ordinator and has proved to be a real asset to the team. Claire’s expertise has been recognised with her being promoted to oversee the intermediary support team as it has grown.

Emma Smith - Intermediary Co-ordinator

Emma Smith Emma completed a degree in Sociology at Sheffield Hallam University and then worked at HSBC as a Reviewer in Tax related services for 4 years. Emma joined Westfield Health in May 2007 as a Sales Support Administrator for direct sales before moving into the role of Intermediary Co-ordinator in September 2008.