London-based insurer and reinsurer, Beazley plc, has appointed David Roberts to its Board as a non-executive Director, and future non-executive Chairman of the Board.
Roberts has been Chairman of Nationwide Building Society since July 2015, and will join the Beazley Board as a non-executive Director from November 1st, 2017.
Furthermore, from March, 2018 and following the company’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), Roberts will assume the role of non-executive Chairman of the Board, replacing the retiring Dennis Holt.
Beazley Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Andrew Horton, said; “I am delighted that David has joined the Beazley board and I along with the rest of the board are looking forward to working with him. David brings extensive financial services experience and throughout his career he has proven himself to be insightful and strategically adept.”
During his career Roberts has also served as an executive director at Barclays Bank, and also Deputy Chairman at Lloyds Banking Group.
Roberts, commented; “I am very pleased to be joining Beazley plc. Beazley has an outstanding track record of delivering customer and shareholder value, and I look forward to working with the board and management team to continue this performance in the years to come.”
