The core of Questus' business relies on building strong partnerships with our clients to deliver business enhancing changes through harmonising people with efficient business processes and using smart technology. Our cumulative experience allows us to formulate a suite of innovative services over a multitude of industries with greater proficiency in the Financial services sectors of Insurance, Reinsurance and Banking. We provide the link between understanding complex and highly… Show more The core of Questus' business relies on building strong partnerships with our clients to deliver business enhancing changes through harmonising people with efficient business processes and using smart technology. Our cumulative experience allows us to formulate a suite of innovative services over a multitude of industries with greater proficiency in the Financial services sectors of Insurance, Reinsurance and Banking. We provide the link between understanding complex and highly regulated business needs and providing the solution to implement and manage the processes and the technology required to fulfill the ever increasing demand in these areas .Questus looks to invest in FinTech businesses that will change the way the industries currently operate. We seek to bring together a range of development projects that can work together to deliver a greatly enhanced product to traditional businesses. Show less

Executive Vice President for the entire property and casualty operations of BF&M Insurance Company and its subsidiary operation Island Heritage Insurance. Based in the Cayman Islands and covering the 16 jurisdictions across the Caribbean that the Group is licensed to underwrite business in.Responsible for setting the strategic direction and vision of the Property and Casualty Insurance operations of the Group with full profit and loss responsibility. Member of the BF&M Group Executive… Show more Executive Vice President for the entire property and casualty operations of BF&M Insurance Company and its subsidiary operation Island Heritage Insurance. Based in the Cayman Islands and covering the 16 jurisdictions across the Caribbean that the Group is licensed to underwrite business in.Responsible for setting the strategic direction and vision of the Property and Casualty Insurance operations of the Group with full profit and loss responsibility. Member of the BF&M Group Executive Committee.Responsible for leading new product development and identifying opportunities to profitably grow the business, structuring and placement of the reinsurance programme and effective operation of the claims team. Show less

An International Financial Services Group with Insurance, Broking and Investment Management Services in the UK and Insurance operations in Australia, Canada and Ireland.Group turnaround - Upon appointment along with the two other executive directors, we implemented a turnaround programme that changed 4 years of underwriting losses into sustainable underwriting profits. Capital management: Group capital management including allocation of capital amongst group companies, balancing… Show more An International Financial Services Group with Insurance, Broking and Investment Management Services in the UK and Insurance operations in Australia, Canada and Ireland.Group turnaround - Upon appointment along with the two other executive directors, we implemented a turnaround programme that changed 4 years of underwriting losses into sustainable underwriting profits. Capital management: Group capital management including allocation of capital amongst group companies, balancing regulatory, operational, taxation and economic allocation objectives.· Management of the Group actuarial team. Close involvement with the Group capital modeling team, the catastrophe risk management team and Group reserving team.· Management of the Reinsurance team, setting the reinsurance strategy for the Group· Rating Agency Management: Ensuring the rating was maintained after the previous poor results.· Financial Planning & Analysis: Developed an effective business planning process analysing business line, company and Group performance.· Investment management: Working with the Investment Managers on establishing an appropriate strategy for the Group. · Tax management across the Group ensuring tax compliance as well as optimizing the tax effective structure of the Group.· Board responsibility for the Solvency II program for both the UK company and Group solvency.· Expense management – established an over-sight framework and appropriate controls to ensure effective management of expenses.· Established a global finance function including implementation of a Global finance system. Show less

· Capital management: Group capital management including allocation of $1billion of capital amongst group companies, balancing regulatory, operational, taxation and economic allocation objectives.· Acquisitions: Responsibility for numerous acquisitions including due diligence process, structuring and negotiation. · Capital raise: Achieved a successful capital raise in 2009/10. Primary responsibility for production of investor presentations and, with CEO, for marketing the… Show more · Capital management: Group capital management including allocation of $1billion of capital amongst group companies, balancing regulatory, operational, taxation and economic allocation objectives.· Acquisitions: Responsibility for numerous acquisitions including due diligence process, structuring and negotiation. · Capital raise: Achieved a successful capital raise in 2009/10. Primary responsibility for production of investor presentations and, with CEO, for marketing the company to potential investors via a US roadshow.· Rating Agency Management: Obtained the initial rating and then ensured all new acquisitions gained the appropriate rating.· Financial Planning & Analysis: Developed an effective business planning process analysing business line, company and Group performance.· Investment management: Full responsibility for investment management strategy and relationships with investment advisors including Blackrock and Goldman Sachs. · Tax management across the Group ensuring tax compliance as well as optimizing the tax effective structure of the Group.· Established the Group’s off-shore service centre in India. This included sourcing the office and agreeing all initial build and design contracts. Employment of initial resources and off-shoring of initial activities.· Board responsibility for the Solvency II program for both the UK company and Group solvency, including liaison with regulatory bodies, FSA, BMA, FINMA, FMA and US State regulators.· Expense management – established an over-sight framework and appropriate controls to ensure effective management of expenses.· Established a global finance function including implementation of a Global finance system. · Maintained a close working relationship with the Group actuarial team and lead the department for 12 months. Close involvement with the Group capital modeling team, the catastrophe risk management team and Group reserving team. Show less

· Principal Accounting Officer involving full reporting responsibility to the New York Stock Exchange and drafting and involvement at the quarterly earning call presentations.· Acquisition of US excess and surplus lines company including due diligence and purchase negotiation. Director of the US entity working with local management to assist growth and business development.· Initial Public Offering of Aspen – primary responsibility in the production of all financial… Show more · Principal Accounting Officer involving full reporting responsibility to the New York Stock Exchange and drafting and involvement at the quarterly earning call presentations.· Acquisition of US excess and surplus lines company including due diligence and purchase negotiation. Director of the US entity working with local management to assist growth and business development.· Initial Public Offering of Aspen – primary responsibility in the production of all financial information, production of business plans and investor presentations and liaison with US regulatory bodies in relation to the IPO of Aspen on the New York Stock Exchange.· Successfully managed financial situation and investor public relations through major industry events e.g. Hurricane Katrina. Key involvement in the $600m secondary capital raises carried out following Katrina. Key role in the hybrid capital issuances including deal structure and rating agency liaison. · Implementation of Sarbanes-Oxley reporting regime in compliance with SEC requirements.· Group taxation planning responsibility, including the complete restructure and internal re-financing of the Group to establish a more tax efficient structure.· Led the group Actuarial function, including capital modeling and reserving. Responsible for growing the team from 3 to 20 providing a full actuarial service to the Group.· Aspen Insurance UK Limited – Finance Director of the regulated entity with responsibility for UK financial reporting and regulatory filings.· Development of a global finance team and group consolidation process to ensure increased accuracy in internal and external reporting. Show less

· Implementation of ‘insurance accounting’ at Cox. Cox was the first Lloyd’s publicly listed entity to introduce standard insurance accounting.· Financial reporting to the London Stock Exchange including financial analysis of results and production of investor presentations.· Key involvement in the establishment and growth of the personal lines business, including its internet business ‘insure.co.uk’ and broker based specialty motor business.· Following losses incurred… Show more · Implementation of ‘insurance accounting’ at Cox. Cox was the first Lloyd’s publicly listed entity to introduce standard insurance accounting.· Financial reporting to the London Stock Exchange including financial analysis of results and production of investor presentations.· Key involvement in the establishment and growth of the personal lines business, including its internet business ‘insure.co.uk’ and broker based specialty motor business.· Following losses incurred from 9/11 terrorist attacks responsible for the restructuring of the Group’s financial position post departure of the CFO. This included an emergency rights issue, renegotiation of the Group’s banking facilities, renegotiation of the Lloyd’s capital requirements, putting into run-off the Commercial Insurance operations and focusing the business on its retail operations. Show less

Assigned to the Insurance Practice of KPMG· US GAAP project – Worked for a year in Switzerland advising a Global Life and Property Reinsurance group on their implementation of US GAAP as their international reporting standard. · Lloyd’s of London – numerous projects at Lloyd’s including: ­ Reconstruction & Renewal – responsible for the global consolidation of all syndicate liabilities as part of the reconstruction of Lloyd’s following losses suffered in the… Show more Assigned to the Insurance Practice of KPMG· US GAAP project – Worked for a year in Switzerland advising a Global Life and Property Reinsurance group on their implementation of US GAAP as their international reporting standard. · Lloyd’s of London – numerous projects at Lloyd’s including: ­ Reconstruction & Renewal – responsible for the global consolidation of all syndicate liabilities as part of the reconstruction of Lloyd’s following losses suffered in the 1980’s.­ Triple profit release – drafted the rules required to release early profits from the Lloyd’s syndicates whilst remaining within regulations governing their accounting.­ Annual accounting – production of the rules related to converting the basis of financial reporting from the traditional 3 year accounting regime to a traditional annual accounting regime.­ Cost analysis for the Lloyd’s and London Market processing centres to derive an improved method of analysing costs and recharging them to market participants.· Established Lloyd’s Investment Trust companies – primary responsibility for the advisory work regarding the set-up of the largest investment trust company following the deregulation of Lloyd’s. This work included due diligence on over 100 Lloyd’s syndicates together with the capital markets advisory to establish a new entity with a direct listing onto the London Stock Exchange.· M&A – due diligence and advisory services in relation to numerous mergers/acquisitions carried out within the Lloyd’s and London Market.· Detailed experience of Lloyd’s, London Market and Life Insurance Companies. Show less