Board of Directors

Will Samuel, Chairman

Will Samuel was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director in January 2006 and became Chairman in June 2009.

He is a Vice Chairman of Lazard and Co, Director of Edinburgh Investment Trust, Chairman of Galliform Plc, and Deputy Chairman and Senior Independent Non-Exceutive Director of Inchcape.  Previously he was a Director of Schroder plc and a Vice Chairman of Investment Banking of Citigroup Europe.

Sir Philip Mawer, Deputy Chairman

Sir Philip Mawer was re-appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director in February 2008 (having served previously from 1996-2002), and became Deputy Chairman on 2 February 2010.  He was appointed the Senior Independent Director on 3 November 2010.

Formally Secretary General of the General Synod of the Church of England (1990-2002) and of the Archbishops' Council.  Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, 2002-2007.

He is currently the Prime Minister's Independent Advisor on Ministers' interests.  Patron of trustee of various charities.

David Christie, Director

David Christie was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director in 2001.

He retired as Warden of St Edward's School, Oxford in 2004.  Previously he taught and researched in economics in schools and universities in the United Kingdom and Europe.

John Hylands, Director

John Hylands was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director in September 2007.

Until March 2007 he was an Executive Director of Standard Life plc.

He is currently a Director of Alliance Trust PLC.  Chairman of the trustees of the Standard Life and BOC pensions schemes, a member of the Norwich Union With Profits Commitee and a school governor.  He is also a Vice-President of the Faculty of Actuaries and Chairman of the Management Board of the UK Actuarial Profession.

Mervyn Couve, Director

Mervyn Couve was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director in June 2006.

He ia a consultant with Speechly Bircham Solicitors and a former senior partner of that firm.  He is a director of Shires income plc and a Trustee of the English National Opera Trust.

N. Peyton, Director

Nigel Peyton was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director in 2005.

He served in parochial ministry and as diocesan ministry development advisor before bing appointed Archdeacon of Newark in 1999.

A Nottingham magistrate until 2003, he has served on the general Synod of the Church of England and several of its commissions and commitees since 1995.

Tony Latham, Director

Tony Latham was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director in March 2008.

Until December 2007 he was a member of the Group Executive of RSA Group plc.

He is Chairman of Pool Reinsurance Limited, a director of Codan A/s and a Flagstone Reinsurance Limited.  He also holds a number of other non-executive directorships in the wider insurance and reinsurance industry.

Denise Wilson, Director

Denise Wilson was appointed to the Board as a Non Executive Director in December 2010. 
 
Denise has also been appointed to the Board of Directors for Allchurches Trust Limited.  She is currently a Director at National Grid with responsibility for Customer Strategy, Commercial activities and the Gas Emergency support operations. Denise has held several senior positions in National Grid in both corporate and operational roles.  Prior to that she also worked for BG Group as Head of Investor Relations and Global Head of Insurance and Risk Management and worked as an underwriter for Royal Sun Alliance. She is also a Director on the Friend's Board of the Royal Academy of Arts and a Trustee of Kids In Need of Education.  Denise is a modern languages graduate and a Fellow of Chartered Insurance Institute.

Michael Tripp, Group Chief Executive

Michael Tripp was appointed Group Chief Executive in January 2007.

Previously Partner of Ernst & Young and Watson Wyatt, before that with Guardian Royal Exchange.

His other directorships include The Baptist Insurance Company plc.

Steve Wood, Managing Director UK and Ireland

Steve Wood was appointed to the Board in January 2006.

He joined the group in September 2005 and is responsible for the General Insurance and Financial Services Businesses in the UK and Ireland.

Mark Hews, Chief Financial Officer

Mark joins Ecclesiastical from HSBC where he was Director of HSBC Life and Chief Executive of M&S Life. Before this he was Finance Director at Norwich Union Healthcare. He started his financial career at Deloitte as a consultant and actuary.