esure Group Plc
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Stuart was appointed to the Board in September 2011 and became Chief Executive Officer in February 2012. Stuart joined the Company in 2000 and has held various roles including Head of Insurance Risk and Acquisition and Chief Operating Officer. He is a qualified accountant with close to two decades of experience in the sector. Stuart has played a leading role in many of esure Group’s strategic initiatives including its response to the industry personal injury phenomenon and its investment in Gocompare. He is a member of the ABI’s General Insurance Council and also a member of the Worshipful Company of Insurers. Stuart is a member of the Executive, Investment and Disclosure Committees.

Darren joined esure in 2003. He was promoted to the position of Head of Finance in 2007 and was appointed to the Board as Chief Finance Officer in November 2012. Darren is a qualified accountant with over 20 years of experience in the insurance industry. He previously spent 13 years at Legal & General, primarily in the general insurance division. Darren is a member of the Executive, Investment and Disclosure Committees.

María Dolores was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director in December 2013. She is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Bankinter SA, a leading Spanish bank known by its leadership in technology and prudent lending practices. She was previously Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Linea Directa Aseguradora in Spain, the third largest Spanish motor insurer. María Dolores is a member of the Investment and Nomination Committees.

Shirley was appointed to the Board in July 2013. She is also a Non-Executive Director of Hargreaves Lansdown plc and a governor of the Peabody Trust. Shirley is a Chartered Accountant and Corporate Treasurer, having trained with KPMG. She was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Henderson Group plc in 2001 and then Chief Financial Officer from 2009 until 2013. Shirley was an Executive Director at Morley Fund Management (Aviva) from 1998 to 2001 and also Chief Operating Officer from 2000 to 2001. Shirley chairs the Audit Committee and is a member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committees.

Martin was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director in August 2015. He is a non-executive director with Standard Life plc, where he Chairs the Risk & Capital Committee and is a member of the Remuneration Committee and the Audit Committee. He is also on the Board of Faraday Underwriting Limited, and he is Chairman of Greencore Construction Limited, a company of which he is joint founder. Martin spent 30 years with Towers Watson, where he held a number of senior positions, culminating in the post of Managing Director, Risk Consulting & Software EMEA. Martin Chairs the Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Risk Committee.

Anne was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director in November 2012. She is a Director and Chief Investment Officer and Head of the EMEA region for Aberdeen Asset Management plc. Her career has included research analysis, portfolio management and global asset allocation and includes time with JP Morgan and Mercury Asset Management, later Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. Anne is a Non-Executive Director with the CERN & Society Foundation and the University of Edinburgh, and is a member of the FCA Practitioner Panel. She is a Chartered Engineer, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment, a Fellow of the CFA Institute (UK) and holds a Certified Diploma in Accounting and Finance. Anne chairs the Investment Committee and is a member of the Audit and Risk Committees.

Peter was appointed to the Board as a Non-Executive Director in 2001. Peter is an actuary who spent his career in insurance working for Commercial Union in Australia, South Africa and the UK. In 1994, he was appointed as a Group Executive Director of Commercial Union plc, a position from which he retired in 2000. Peter is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries and of the Chartered Insurance Institute, a Past President of the Insurance Institute of London and a Past Master of The Worshipful Company of Insurers. Peter chairs the Risk Committee and is a member of the Audit, Remuneration, Investment and Nomination Committees.