JUST GROUP PLC Annual Report and Accounts 2020
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board of directors
NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
JOHN HASTINGS-BASS, Group Chair
DAVID RICHARDSON, Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the UK Corporate Business
Appointed: 13 August 2020 John Hastings-Bass was appointed Chair of Just Group plc in August 2020.
Appointed: 4 April 2016 David Richardson was appointed as Group Chief Executive Officer of Just Group plc on 19 September 2019.
John brings over 35 years of business experience in the insurance and reinsurance sectors and has undertaken the role of Chair in publicly quoted and privately owned businesses. He currently holds the role of Chair of BMS Group, the private equity backed global insurance broking group, and until 2017, was Chair of publicly quoted Novae Group plc. John began his career in Hong Kong with Jardine Matheson in 1976. He moved to London and was latterly a JLT Group Board Director and CEO of International Business Group. He joined Arthur J. Gallagher in 2007, as Chairman of International Development, leading the Asia Pacific business. He joined the Board of the FTSE 350 listed Novae Group plc in May 2007 and became Chair in May 2008. He was appointed Non-Executive Chair of BMS Group in January 2015. John was appointed a Trustee of the Landmark Trust in 2016 and chairs the Audit Committee.
He previously held the role of Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the UK Corporate Business from April 2016. David was the Interim Chief Financial Officer of Just Group from 31 October 2018 until 1 January 2020. He was Chief Finance Officer of Partnership Assurance Group plc from February 2013 until April 2016. Previously, David was Group Chief Actuary of the UK’s largest closed life assurance fund consolidator, Phoenix Group, where he was responsible for restructuring the group’s balance sheet and overall capital management. Prior to this, David worked in a number of senior roles at Swiss Re, across both its Admin Re and traditional reinsurance businesses. Those roles included Chief Actuary of its Life and Health business, Head of Products for UK and South Africa and Global Head of its Longevity Pricing teams. David commenced his career at the actuarial consultancy Tillinghast. David is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and a CFA charter holder.
Current other listed directorships None.
Current other listed directorships None.
Committee and internal directorships Chair of the Nomination Committee. Member of the Market Disclosure Committee, Group Risk and Compliance Committee and Remuneration Committee.
Committee and internal directorships Member of the Market Disclosure Committee. Director of Just Retirement Limited, Partnership Life Assurance Company Limited, Just Retirement Money Limited and Partnership Home Loans Limited.
Director of Partnership Life Assurance Company Limited and Just Retirement Limited.
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