Guardian Holdings Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Richard Avey to the position of Group General Counsel with effect from 1 September, 2017. A lawyer with over 20 years' experience, Mr. Avey was admitted to practice as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 1998 and to the Trinidad and Tobago Supreme Court of Judicature in 2000. Mr. Avey has been a member of Guardian Group since 1 t September, 2012, operating as the Assistant Vice-President Legal of one of the Group's major operating subsidiaries. Guardian Life of the Caribbean Limited. In his new capacity, Mr. Avey will be responsible for legal activities at the Group level and in the Trinidad Business Units. This appointment follows a decision to separate the functions of Group Corporate Governance and Group Legal Advisory functions.