23rd Jul 2013 14:00
esure Group plc: Appointment of New Non-Executive Director
23 July 2013
esure Group plc announces that its Board has appointed Shirley Garrood, previously Chief Financial Officer of Henderson Group plc, as an independent Non-Executive Director. The appointment will be effective from 31 July 2013.
Peter Wood, Chairman of esure Group plc, said:
"Shirley joins us with a suite of skills and experience that are perfect to complement an already strong board. Her 30 year career - spanning senior financial and operational roles, most recently as CFO at Henderson Group plc - has a depth and breadth that has enabled her to contribute strongly within the FTSE 250 where esure now resides. We're delighted that her contribution will continue with us."
Shirley Garrood commented:
"esure has proved itself one of the most exciting companies in its sector this year so it is a perfect time to join a board that is looking to excel."
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Shirley Garrood - Directorships and Employment history
2001 - present | Henderson Group plc FTSE 250 diversified international investment management business, with operations in Europe, North America & Asia Pacific. Listed on LSE & Australian Securities Exchange. |
2009 - June 2013 2001 - 2009 |
Chief Financial Officer Chief Operating Officer
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1993 - 2001
2000 - 2001 1998 - 2000 1993 - 1998 | Morley Fund Management (now Aviva Investors) Chief Operating Officer Executive Director, IT and Operations Project Manager
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1979 - 1993 | Trained as an accountant with KPMG, qualifying in 1982 and then held a variety of City based finance and treasury roles. |
No further information is required to be disclosed pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.13R (1) to (6).
esure Overview
esure Group plc (the 'Group') is a UK-focused personal lines insurer founded in 2000 by Peter Wood, the foremost general insurance entrepreneur in the UK and the Group's Chairman. The Group also owns 50 per cent of top-four UK insurance price comparison website, Gocompare.com.
The Group was admitted on the main market of the London Stock Exchange on 27th March 2013. Its IPO followed three years after a management buy-out had made the Group independently owned.
The Group has established a strong platform for growth and a track record of profitability. It has achieved this against a backdrop of challenging market conditions through a disciplined and conservative approach to its motor underwriting business and the application of the same philosophy in growing its home underwriting business.
For further information:
Corporate Media Enquiries, esure Group plc: Adrian Webb - Head of Marketing & Corporate Communicationst: 01737 641000e: [email protected]
Chris Barrie/Grant Ringshaw - Citigate Dewe Rogerson
t: 0207 638 9571
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