Admiral Group Plc
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Admiral was launched in 1993 as a division of Brockbank. In 1999, it was bought in a management buyout backed by Barclays Private Equity. The group specialises in providing low cost car insurance for young drivers, people living in cities and those driving high-performance cars.
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Alastair Lyons
Chairman
n his executive career Alastair has been Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Provident Institution and of the National & Provincial Building Society, Managing Director of the Insurance Division of Abbey National plc and Director of Corporate Projects at National Westminster Bank plc. He has held numerous non-executive roles, having most recently stepped down as Senior Independent Non-Executive Director at the Phoenix Group. He has also been a Non-Executive Director of both the Department for Transport (DfT) and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), as well as of its predecessor, the Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS). A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, he was awarded a CBE in the 2001 Birthday Honours for services to social security.
Henry Engelhardt
Chief Executive Officer
Henry is a founder Director of Admiral and was recruited by the Brockbank Group in 1991 to set up the Admiral business. Prior to joining Admiral, Henry was the original Marketing and Sales Manager for Churchill Insurance. Henry has an MBA from INSEAD, a BA from the University of Michigan and was awarded an honorary CBE in 2008 for services to business in Wales.
David Stevens
Chief Operating Officer
David is a founder Director of Admiral and was recruited in 1991 to set up the Admiral business. Prior to joining Admiral David worked at McKinsey & Co, in the Financial Interest Group, and Cadbury Schweppes in the UK and the USA. David has an MBA from INSEAD and he was awarded a CBE in 2010 for service to business and the community in Wales.
Geraint Jones
Chief Financial Officer
Geraint is responsible for finance, actuarial, compliance and investments. He joined Admiral in 2002 and has since held a number of senior finance positions including Head of Finance, before being promoted to Deputy Chief Financial Officer in January 2012. A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, Geraint has also worked as an external auditor at Ernst & Young and KPMG.
Lucy Kellaway
Non-Executive Director
Current appointments Lucy is a management columnist on the Financial Times Background and experience In her 20 years at the Financial Times Lucy has been an oil correspondent, a Lex columnist and Brussels correspondent. Lucy has authored various books.
Manning Rountree
Non-Executive Director
Current appointments Managing Director of White Mountains Capital Inc, White Mountains Insurance Group plc. since March 2009. Background and experience Joined White Mountains in 2004. Former President of WM Advisors and Managing Director of White Mountains Capital Inc, White Mountains Insurance Group, Ltd. Prior to joining White Mountains, was Senior Vice President at Putnam Investments for two years and spent 3 years with McKinsey & Company prior to this.
Margaret Johnson
Non-Executive Director
Current appointments Group CEO of Leagas Delaney Background and experience Margaret has worked for the international advertising agency Leagas Delaney for the past 15 years. Margaret was awarded an OBE in 2013 in recognition of her services to the creative industries and her voluntary work for charities.
Colin Holmes
Non-Executive Director
Current appointments Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Remuneration Committee of Bovis Homes Group plc Chairman of GO Outdoors Ltd. Background and experience Colin was formerly a member of the Executive Committee of Tesco plc and during his 22 year career at Tesco he held a wide range of positions, including UK Finance Director and CEO of Tesco Express. Colin is a Chartered Management Accountant.
Annette Court
Non-Executive Director
Current appointments Non-Executive Director of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc, Foxtons plc and Workshare Background and experience Between 2007 and 2010 Annette was CEO of Europe General Insurance for Zurich Financial Services and a member of the Group Executive Committee. Annette is former CEO of the Direct Line Group (formerly known as RBS Insurance). In this role Annette was also a member of the RBS Group Executive Management Committee. Annette has previously served as a member on the Board of the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
Jean Park
Non-Executive Director
Current appointments Non-Executive Director of Murray Income Trust plc Non-Executive Director of the National House Building Council Background and experience Jean was Group Chief Risk Officer at the Phoenix Group from 2009 until June 2013, during which time she held responsibility for the Group’s relationship with the regulator and founded the Board Risk Committee. Previously, she was Risk Management Director of the Insurance and Investments division of Lloyds TSB and, before that, Head of Compliance and Audit at Scottish Widows. Jean is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
Penny James
Non-Executive Director
Current appointments Director of Group Finance at Prudential plc since March 2011. Background and experience Her previous appointments include being Chief Finance Officer of Omega Insurance Holdings and UK General Insurance CFO of Zurich Financial Services.
Owen Clarke
Non-Executive Director
Current appointments Chief Investment Officer of Equistone (formerly Barclays Private Equity, \'BPE\'). Background and experience Previous Director of Admiral (1999-2004). Led BPE\'s participation in the Management Buy Out.