Experience

CNA Hardy

• United Kingdom
• Insurance
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Independent Non Executive Director, Chair of the Risk Committee and Consumer Duty Champion

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  CNA Hardy is a leading specialist commercial insurance provider for clients within the Lloyd’s and company markets. CNA Hardy is part of CNA Insurance, the 8th largest U.S. property and casualty insurance company. CNA Hardy is a leading specialist commercial insurance provider for clients within the Lloyd’s and company markets. CNA Hardy is part of CNA Insurance, the 8th largest U.S. property and casualty insurance company.



Quilter

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer, Quilter Platform

  • Apr 2019 - Sep 2021

  Chief Operating Officer for the UK Client Services function encompassing Back Office, Contact Centre, CASS, Third Party Supplier Management and Risk and Compliance. I led the Client Services internal readiness activities for the Platform Transformation Programme, which was a multi-year multi-stage re-platforming onto FNZ technology concluding in February 2021

• Chief Financial Officer, Quilter Platform

  • Jun 2017 - Sep 2021

  Chief Financial Officer for the UK regulated life insurance and investment businesses making up the Quilter Platform serving on the Board, Audit Committee and Risk Committee. During my time the business executed a managed separation from Old Mutual PLC resulting in the listing of Quilter PLC on the UK Stock Exchange. We also sold the closed life insurance business, Old Mutual Wealth Life Assurance, to ReAssure having previously carried out a significant customer remediation activity for this business Show less



Woodside Partners Limited

• Director

  • Oct 2016 - May 2017

  Financial Consultancy business specialising in business integration, finance transformation and building effective finance functions. Worked with Chubb European Group on an integration initiative to merge 3 European legal entities. Financial Consultancy business specialising in business integration, finance transformation and building effective finance functions. Worked with Chubb European Group on an integration initiative to merge 3 European legal entities.



Chubb Insurance Company of Europe

• Switzerland
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Jun 2012 - Sep 2016

  CFO for European operations with additional oversight of the Finance function for Asia. Responsible for Financial Accounting and Reporting, Strategic Planning and Budgeting, Credit Control, Tax, Treasury and Risk and Compliance for the General Insurance business and the Lloyd’s Managing Agency – Syndicate 1882. Head of Integration for Chubb following acquisition by ACE. CFO for European operations with additional oversight of the Finance function for Asia. Responsible for Financial Accounting and Reporting, Strategic Planning and Budgeting, Credit Control, Tax, Treasury and Risk and Compliance for the General Insurance business and the Lloyd’s Managing Agency – Syndicate 1882. Head of Integration for Chubb following acquisition by ACE.



AIG Europe Limited

• Investment Banking

• Business Projects Director

  • Sep 2010 - Jul 2012

  Reporting to CEO for Europe with resposibility for major business projects - Legal Entity Restructuring, Finance Transformation and Solvency II.

• UK Chief Financial Officer

  • Jan 2008 - Sep 2010

  CFO for UK General Insurance business with responsibility for Financial Accounting and Reporting, Planning and Budgeting, Credit Control, Financial Systems and Risk Management.

• European Financial Controller

  • 1995 - 2008

Deutsche Bank
• Germany
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee
• Financial Reporting Manager

  • 1992 - 1995

Price Waterhouse Coopers
• Chartered Accountant

  • 1988 - 1992