Sitemap Accessibility Get in touch Advisers Insurance Savings & Investments The Hub Connect with Us Our Story Your Foundation BOARD OF DIRECTORS The individuals who brings passion, experience and leadership to our organisation. Company information Board of Directors Financial reports Annual General Meeting Home / Company Information / Board of Directors The OneFamily Board of Directors Our Board of Directors is made up of individuals who bring passion, experience and leadership to our organisation. The Board of Directors set the strategic direction of the group and guide it in the interests of all of our members, their main aims being to: provide entrepreneurial leadership with careful, prudent and effective frameworks that assess and control risk set the strategic aims for OneFamily to ensure we have the right people and financial resources to achieve our goals set our values and standards to meet our obligations to our members. Full details of the Board of Directors can be found below. The Terms of Reference for the sub-committees of the Board can also be found on this page. Christina McComb Chairman Chris is the Chairman of OneFamily and was previously Chairman of Engage Mutual Assurance. Chris joined the Engage Mutual Assurance Board in May 2005 and was appointed Chairman in April 2014. Prior to this she was Vice Chairman from 2009. Chris has wide ranging experience of advising and investing in smaller companies, having spent 14 years at leading venture capital group, 3i Group plc. Chris is currently Senior Independent Director of the British Business Bank, Senior Independent Director at Standard Life European Private Equity Trust plc and a non-executive director of Baronsmead VCT2 plc and Nexeon Limited. Chris is the Chairman of the Nominations Committee and a member of the Investment/Product committee. Norman Riddell Vice Chairman Norman is the Vice Chairman of OneFamily and the Senior Independent Director. Norman joined Family Investments’ Management Committee in 2006 and has Chaired the Investment Committee since 2010. Norman was appointed Chairman of Family Investments in 2014. Having trained and qualified as a commercial banker in Scotland, he moved into investment management and held the position of Chief Executive Officer in three different investment management companies, including the INVESCO Group, over a period of some 20 years. Norman has served in the capacity of non-executive director in a number of financial companies, including Life Assurance Holding Corporation and is a non-executive director of Invesco UK Limited. Norman is the Chairman of the Investment/Product Committee and a member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nominations Committees. Nigel Masters Non-Executive Director Nigel is a non-executive director, previously from the Engage Mutual Assurance Board. Nigel joined the Engage Mutual Assurance Board in June 2012 as a non-executive director. He is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries with over 35 years’ experience in financial services. Nigel has held a number of senior actuarial positions, including Group Chief Life Actuary for Zurich Financial Services and partner in the actuarial consulting practice at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Previously President of the UK actuarial profession, he is also a non-executive director of Wesleyan Assurance Society and Director of NMActuarial Limited. Nigel is Chairman of the Risk and With Profits Committees, and a member of the Audit and Nominations Committees. Caroline Fawcett Non-Executive Director Caroline is a non-executive director, previously from the Engage Mutual Assurance Board. Caroline joined the Engage Mutual Assurance Board in May 2013. She is currently Managing Director of consultancy firm Customer Experience First which provides support for public and commercial organisations. Caroline is also a non-executive director for the Co-operative Group’s general insurance operation and was previously on the board of a leading mental health and learning disability NHS Foundation Trust. Caroline is the Chairman of the Foundation Committee and a member of the Remuneration and Nominations Committees. Peter Box Non-Executive Director Peter was appointed to the Family Investments Committee in 2009 and was an audit and business advisory partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, to a broad range of companies from large international businesses to specialist national firms in his 39-year career. In particular, through his focus on the insurance industry, he has developed a deep understanding of the major issues affecting the sector, both in the UK and around the world, and has significant experience of regulatory and governance matters. He also serves as Vice Chairman and non-executive director of Marsh Limited, a non-executive director of Pool Reinsurance Company Limited and Cardif Pinnacle Insurance Holdings plc. Peter is the Chairman of the Audit Committee, and a member of the Risk, With Profits and Nominations Committees. Ian Buckley Non-Executive Director Ian joined Family Investments in 2009. He is a Special Adviser to Rathbone Brothers Plc, having previously served as a director of that company and a member of the Group Executive Committee for 11 years. Prior to this, he was Chief Executive of Smith & Williamson from 1985 to 1995. He was subsequently Chief Executive of EFG Private Bank Limited and in February 2000 set up Tenon Group Plc. Ian is also a non-executive director of Miller Insurance Services LLP. Ian is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Risk, With Profits, Investment/Product and Nominations Committees. The Executive Directors of the Board are: Simon Markey Chief Executive Simon joined Family Investments in November 2012 as Chief Executive. Simon started his career at Lloyds Bank in 1984 where he remained for over 20 years and held numerous positions including Head of Savings and Director of Customer and Sales. Following Lloyds, Simon became Managing Director of Lifestyle Services Group Ltd and CEO of Consumer at Marsh Ltd, before joining NBNK Investments PLC in 2011. Karl Elliott Marketing Director Karl became Marketing Director of Engage Mutual Assurance in October 2004 and was appointed to the Board in December 2007. Karl has over 20 years’ experience of working with financial mutuals and joined Engage Mutual Assurance in 1999, carrying out a number of product, marketing and distribution roles within the marketing team including the launch and development of the Engage Mutual Assurance brand. John Adams Commercial Director John is a Certified Accountant and has been a full-time executive of Family Investments since 1986 when he was appointed Financial Controller. He was promoted to Finance Director and appointed to the Committee in 1993. John previously worked for American Express for 7 years in a variety of finance roles. Keith Meeres Governance & Risk Director Keith joined Family Investments in 1993 as Compliance Officer having previously worked for a large insurer and a building society. He became Secretary in 1996. He was appointed to the Committee of Management in 1997. He is the Chairman of the Investment and Life Assurance Group (ILAG), a member of its Regulations Practitioner Group and a member of the Association of Financial Mutuals Regulations Committee. 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