Experience

Canada Life
• Canada
• Insurance
• 700 & Above Employee
• Head of Pensions

  • Jul 2023 - Present

Canada Life UK
• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Head of Commercial - Wealth

  • Feb 2022 - Aug 2023


Scottish Widows

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Scottish Widows Direct

  • 2015 - 2021

  Led Direct division, driving revenue growth, improved customer experience and employee engagement

• Head of Automatic Enrolment

  • Jan 2014 - May 2015

  Appointed to turnaround a failing sales and service proposition, re-engineer it end to end and rebuild customer confidence

• Head of Distribution Development

  • 2008 - 2014

  Led a national team of Generalist and Specialist Business Development Managers focussed in the UK intermediary market

• Head of Intermediary Commercial Development

  • Sep 2004 - Jul 2008

  Development of distribution strategy, planning and profitability of Intermediary Sales

• Senior Corporate Development and Strategy Manager

  • 2001 - 2004

  Sourced, reviewed, recommended and completed acquisition and investment opportunities, led strategic reviews and led corporate planning process Sourced, reviewed, recommended and completed acquisition and investment opportunities, led strategic reviews and led corporate planning process



Grant Thornton LLP

• Canada
• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Corporate Finance Manager

  • 1999 - 2001

  Lead advisory assignments including acquisitions, disposals, fund raising (public and private), equity and business valuations and due diligence Lead advisory assignments including acquisitions, disposals, fund raising (public and private), equity and business valuations and due diligence