Experience

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  Pioneer Underwriters

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Group Head of HR

    • Jul 2014 - Present
    • London, United Kingdom

    Member of the executive leadership team, reporting to the Group CEO, responsible for formulating and implementing Group HR strategy for a dynamic growing business. Overseas offices established across the US, Zurich and Mexico.

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  Hardy Underwriting

  • City, London

  • Group Head of HR

    • Jul 2008 - Jul 2014
    • City, London

    Member of the executive leadership team, reporting to the Group CEO, responsible for formulating and implementing Group HR strategy for a business undergoing significant organisational and cultural change. Overseas offices established in Bermuda, Singapore, Guernsey and Bahrain. HR strategy and operational infrastructure developed in all areas of HR including Resourcing, Talent & Performance Management, Reward, L&D. Reporting into RemCo and the Board.

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  Aspen Re/Insurance

  • City, London

  • Head of HR, UK & Europe

    • Feb 2006 - Jul 2007
    • City, London

    Responsible for providing a comprehensive HR function. As a newly established, rapidly growing, business the role involved significant development of HR infrastructure, organisational change management (including opening of overseas offices) and transitioning HR to a value added, business partnering approach.

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  Financial Conduct Authority

  • Canary Wharf, London

  • Head of HR Business Partnering

    • Apr 2003 - Jul 2004
    • Canary Wharf, London

    Head of a large team of business partners providing strategic and operational support to all market facing divisions including retail and investment banking, insurance, pensions, mortgage markets (c2000 employees).

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  Swiss Re Life & Health, UK

  • City, London

  • Head of HR

    • Jan 1997 - Nov 2002
    • City, London

    Member of the executive leadership team, reporting to the CEO. Responsible for establishing the HR function within a newly created division of the Swiss Re Group, post acquisition of another major Reinsurer; including assimilation of acquired business, closure of a large office, comprehensive organisational and cultural development and joint business projects across the wider Swiss Re Group.

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  Mercantile & General Reinsurance

  • Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

  • HR Business Partner

    • Mar 1985 - Jan 1997
    • Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

    Member of the HR management team, responsible for providing a full generalist Business Partner value added service to the Life & Health Division across the M&G Group. Core member of HR project team to support a full strategic review and re-engineering of the business which increased its value for sale from £500m to £1.75bn.