Rokstone has appointed Jonathan Butcher as non-executive director.
The firm said this was the first time that it had had a non-executive director.
James Potter, CEO of Rokstone, comments: “We’re delighted to welcome Jonathan on board as a Non-Executive Director. He has a strong and illustrious underwriting background and business development track record.“
He added: “We will benefit greatly from his knowledge, experience and independent insight. He will be a highly capable guiding influence during a period of sustained fast growth for our Group.”
Butcher was latterly CEO and before that underwriting director at Novae Syndicates, and joined the Board of the Lloyd’s Market Association in 2015. He spent 14 years at Novae, 13 years at Lloyd’s, and 11 years at the Sturge Group in a variety of senior underwriting roles across multiple classes with a focus on Property & Casualty. He was also CEO at Novae Syndicates when it was sold to AXIS in 2017 for in excess of $600m and led the Syndicate through that process.
Butcher said: “I’ve had my fair share of offers in the past to take up NED roles and have turned them down, but in Rokstone I see the clear potential and areas where I know I will add value both in terms of my network and operations. Rokstone and its parent company Aventum is fast growing and ambitious and is overt in that ambition. “
He added: “I’ll be helping them to steer Rokstone – ensuring that vital broker engagement, systems and operations all keep pace with growth. Importantly I like the people too – an asset not to be underestimated, and I’m really looking forward to joining them on what promises to be an exciting journey.”
Rokstone has been making a number of appointments in recent weeks, and this latest appointment follows that of Gavin Dollings a few weeks ago, who was appointed as chief digital underwriting officer. The announcement follows the appointment of Jo Lambe, who was named as the company’s digital product development manager.
