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JRL AND PLACL COMMITTEES
PLC COMMITTEES
Investment Committees Audit Committees Committee Chair
Group Audit Committee
Nomination and Governance Committee
Remuneration Committee
Group Risk and Compliance Committee
Market Disclosure Committee
Committee Chair
NON PLC INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
AVERAGE NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TENURE 1 2.3 YEARS
John Hastings-Bass
4
1
Mary Phibbs
0
Jim Brown
4
Michelle Cracknell
John Perks LIFE COMPANIES’ CHAIR
Kathleen Byrne (known as Kathy Byrne) Independent Non-Executive Director
2
Mary Kerrigan
3
Kalpana Shah
Appointed: 1 April 2021 (3 years)
Appointed: 1 February 2022 (2 years)
1 A s at March 2024.
CAREER AND EXPERIENCE John has significant experience in the life and pensions industry, with 30 years of experience in the sector. He was previously Chief Executive Officer of Police Mutual and Managing Director of Life & Pensions at LV=. Prior to that, he held senior roles at Prudential, AXA and Swiss Life. At LV=, John was a “friendly competitor” of the Just Group in many of its product markets, in addition to his role as Chief Executive Officer of its pension advice company, bringing important commercial and strategic perspectives to the Boards. Outside of Just Group, John is a Non-Executive Director of Mobius Life Limited and is Chair of its Audit and Risk Committee, and the Chair of HSBC Life (UK) Limited. John is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.
CAREER AND EXPERIENCE Kathy has over 35 years’ experience in the insurance industry and was previously Chief Executive Officer of the Metropolitan Police Friendly Society. A qualified actuary, Kathy started her career at consulting actuaries Hymans Robertson & Co and was Managing Director of Cardif Pinnacle’s investment business unit. Prior to this, she was their Group Actuarial Director. Kathy has an MBA from Henley Management College and has served on the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries Council. Kathy is a co-founder and shareholder of Alpasión Vineyard, Mendoza, where she held a Non-Executive Director role until 2020. In June 2023 Kathy was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Amicorps FS (UK) plc.
SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
See the Nomination and Governance Committee report on page 90 for the Director’s skills and expertise matrix. TIME COMMITMENT The Board considers and approves any additional external commitments taken on by Directors, after assessing the impact on the time commitment required for the respective roles. The annual assessment of independence and objectivity was conducted for the Non-Executive Directors in 2023, and no concerns were identified. Further details on the Directors’ time commitment are contained on page 83.
SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES • Considerable experience in the life and pensions industry • Broad knowledge of the advice market and risk management • Qualified Actuary
SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES • Considerable experience in the insurance and investment management industries • Experience of providing strong innovation, marketing and product development • Qualified Actuary
CURRENT OTHER LISTED DIRECTORSHIPS None
CURRENT OTHER LISTED DIRECTORSHIPS Amicorps FS (UK) plc
KEY INTERNAL DIRECTORSHIPS • Chair of Just Retirement Limited • Chair of Partnership Life Assurance Company Limited • Chair of HUB Financial Solutions Limited
KEY INTERNAL DIRECTORSHIPS • Director of Just Retirement Limited • Director of Partnership Life Assurance Company Limited • Director of Just Retirement Money Limited • Director of Partnership Home Loans Limited
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