Board of Directors
Non-executive Directors
David Hall (Chairman) appointed 1 March 2006.
A consultant to the Board of C Hoare & Co, a member of the Advisory Board of Campbell-Lutyens (a specialist advisory investment bank in private equity), and a Non-executive Director of Ricardo Plc. From 1973-2000 he was at Boston Consulting Group, where his roles included Senior Vice President serving on the firm's Worldwide Executive Committee, Chairman Worldwide Financial Services Practice Group, Chairman Global Practice Groups and Chairman Global Human Resources. David has an MA in economics from Jesus College Cambridge, and an MSc from London Business School.
Tony Ashford appointed 1 February 2007 for a three-year term.
Currently the Chairman of the HSBC Pensions Trust and a Non-executive Director of AIB (UK) Limited and the Jubilee Sailing Trust. He worked for HSBC from 1985 until 2005, rising to the position of General Manager, Personal Banking and Executive Committee member in 2000. He previously worked for Thomas Cook and British Steel Corporation.
Terry Connor appointed 1 June 2005 for a three-year term.
A non-executive Director of Kleinwort Capital Trust plc, the Shephard Group, Which? and Activate UK, where he chairs various committees. He is a strategy consultant for SMEs in the media and publishing sectors and began his city career as a media analyst for James Capel & Co and Smith New Court. He joined Mirror Group plc in 1993 and became an executive Director as part of the team appointed to rebuild the company.
Alexandra (Sandy) Kinney appointed 1 June 2005 for a three-year term.
A non-executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee for the Skipton Building Society, as well as an advisor on Risk and Performance Management to the boards of a number of insurance companies and investment banks. She has recently retired from her role as a senior Financial Services Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers and previously at KPMG.
Richard Pratt reappointed 1 June 2007 for a two-year term.
Financial Services Regulatory Consultant, and Ombudsman for KPMG. Formerly Director General of the Jersey Financial Services Commission from 1999 to 2003, formerly Director External Affairs at the London International Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE). Previous career as a civil servant, principally with the Treasury.
Kate Williams reappointed 1 June 2007 for a two-year term.
A licensed insolvency practitioner and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). Previously worked as Director in the Deloitte & Touche Corporate Recovery Department and at Lloyd's as Head of Corporate Member Solvency in its Risk Management Department.
Rosalind Reston appointed 1 February 2007 for a three-year term.
A solicitor, authorised insolvency practitioner and accredited mediator. Also a non-executive director of the Sports Dispute Resolution Panel. Until her recent retirement she was a partner at Lovells, where she had worked for 21 years. Whilst at Lovells, she was involved with banking, fraud and insolvency matters and acted for a wide variety of banks and other financial institutions.
Christopher Woodburn appointed 1 June 2005 for a three-year term.
A member of the Investigation Committee of the ICAEW, who until recently was the Chief Executive of the General Insurance Standards Council. He was an executive Director and then Deputy Chief Executive of the Securities Association between 1988 and 1991. He has also held various directorships including Chief Executive at the Securities and Futures Authority.
Max Taylor appointed 1 September 2007 for a three-year term.
Recently retired from, and now adviser to, Insurance Broker Aon UK. Prior to joining Aon in January 2001, he completed a three-year term as Chairman of Lloyd's, the Insurance Market. He is Chairman of the Council of the University of Surrey, a Director of The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc and a Director of Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Underwriting at Lloyd's Limited.
Executive Directors
Loretta Minghella (Chief Executive) appointed 6 December 2004.
A lawyer by background; formerly a legal adviser and prosecutor in the DTI's Investigations Division, Head of Enforcement Law and Policy Support function at the SIB, Head of Enforcement Law, Policy and International Co-operation at the FSA and former Chair of the International Organisation of Securities Commissions' Standing Committee on Enforcement and Exchange of Information.
Jonathan Clark (Director of Claims) appointed to the Board 1 July 2007.
A chartered loss adjuster and chartered insurance practitioner. Formerly a Branch Manager at the Thomas Howell Group; Technical Director for Casualty & Construction, and Marketing Director and Director of IT for Ellis and Buckle; he held a number of important roles at Crawford & Company where he had worked since 1997, including Head of the Business Solutions Group and Senior Vice President International Quality and Compliance. He has been a regular lecturer on the insurance circuit, focussing on both customer and technical issues. Jonathan was treasurer of the Chartered Insurance Institute and Chairman of the Faculty of Claims.
