Specialist insurance group Ecclesiastical has today announced the appointment of Ian Campbell as its new Group Chief Financial Officer. Ian, who joined the company in late 2012 as Finance Director, has been appointed into the role subject to regulatory approval and will report to Ecclesiastical’s Group CEO Mark Hews. He will also join the company’s Board as an Executive Director.
Ian is a Chartered Accountant and has more than 27 years’ experience in the Financial Services sector. He started his career at KPMG where he spent 13 years in their Insurance and Consulting Practice covering a wide range of projects for Lloyds, London market and life insurance companies. Since then he has held Executive positions at a number of insurance companies. Before joining Ecclesiastical in 2012, he was Group Chief Financial Officer for Torus Insurance where his role included acquisitions, finance, investment and tax management, capital raising, actuarial and reinsurance.
As Group Chief Financial Officer Ian will assume responsibility for the Group’s finance, actuarial and reinsurance operations and will be responsible for the delivery of the Group’s Solvency II project. Ian is already a Director on the Board of Ansvar Australia.
Commenting on the appointment Mark Hews said: “I am pleased to appoint Ian to take on this crucial role in our organisation. He has already delivered some outstanding results as Group Finance Director over the last 16 months, leading our Finance and Reinsurance teams to improve profitability in the Group’s specialist sectors.
“I believe Ian’s extensive background in insurance and reinsurance and his in-depth knowledge of the company have made him a real asset for our Group and the best candidate for this position. Ian’s appointment means that we now have a very strong Executive team in place with several key appointments made between June 2013 and now, and we are well positioned for the successful delivery of our plans over the next few years.”
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