Qualifications |
- MA Hons (2:1) in English language and literature from Edinburgh University
- Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute with accredited qualification
- Henley graduate in Finance for Non Financial managers course
- Certified Master Practitioner of NLP, Timeline Therapy®and Hypnosis
- Associate of European Coaching Institute
Professional Background
- 20 years experience in senior level business management in the financial services sector specialising in the delivery of tailored commercial insurance solutions for blue chip corporations.
- worked with CFO’s, CEO’s, CRO’s and other board level members of large UK and International organisations
- responsible for the development and management of portfolios of £100m+ with ROE returns of 20% and more
- job roles undertaken range from starting up new operational units through business re-engineering to improving performance of existing teams
- management experience in strategic business planning, new product development and distribution, effective IT infrastructure support to the business and marketing/brand management
- successful creation of high performance environment enabling team excellence and motivation aligned to challenging business objectives
- worked at senior management level in a variety of business cultures including UK, Australian, American and German headquartered companies