Insurance Broking Faculty - Board members

Lynn Richards-Cole ACII, Faculty Chair
Associate Director - Perkins Slade

Lynn has been in insurance all of her working life. She has always engaged in Industry issues, and served with BIBA for 19 years as a Committee member, past chairman of BIBA West Midlands, and BIBA West Midlands Conference Chairman for 6 Consecutive Years. She is one of the founder member s of the Faculty Advisory Board.
 
Eric Galbraith ACII - Chartered Insurance Practitioner
Chief Executive - BIBA

Eric's career spans many years in the industry as a broker working with Marsh, Royal Bank of Scotland and Aviva, joining BIBA in 2003. Eric has made some significant changes within BIBA and instigated various initiatives to improve areas such representations and communications ensuring members interests are promoted and protected.
 
Matt Donnelly ACII
Managing Director - Griffiths & Armour

Matt is Managing Director of Griffiths & Armour Insurance Brokers Ltd. His principal area of activity focuses upon client servicing and new client acquisition; in 2004 he was President of the Liverpool CII. Whilst headquartered in Liverpool, other Griffiths & Armour Group Offices include Manchester, Dublin, Glasgow and London.
 
Liz Foster
Managing Director - Ingram Hawkins & Nock Ltd

Liz has been at Ingram Hawkins & Nock for 21 years and became MD in 2005. Since then her role has changed to become a strategic one. Her day to day activities are varied and as active members of Willis Commercial Network, Liz represents the company within the network. Liz is also a member of the committee of The Prince's Trust Insurance Leadership Group.
 
 
John Moore ACII
CEO - Thomas Carroll Group Plc

John has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Thomas Carroll Group for over 25 years. He also held positions as BIBA Chairman and president of the Insurance Institute of Cardiff.
 
Stephen Lark ACII
Managing Director - Lark Group

Stephen joined Lark Group in 1988, and became a Director in 1993. Lark Group has grown considerably over the last decade, and Stephen's role includes management and client liaison across the Group's three main business sectors - UK Commercial, Private Clients and Employee Benefits.
 

Jonathan Walker
CEO – Towergate Retail Division

Jonathan took on his present role in December 2010. Prior to this, he was both managing director and chief operating officer of the division having been promoted from regional managing director. He began his career in the travel industry before entering into insurance in 1999. Before joining Towergate in June 2006, he held various senior roles at BGL Group where he worked for seven years, latterly as MD - Fusion Contact Centre Services.

 
Mark Crawford, FCII – Chartered Insurance Broker
Client Development Director, Aon

Mark is regional client development director for Aon, responsible for securing new corporate business in the Midlands and South West area. With over twenty five years in the industry, Mark has a wealth of experience of corporate insurance broking and has served on the local CII committees of Cheltenham and Birmingham and also West Midlands BIBA and the IOSH Food and drink Committee. Mark is FCII and also a Chartered Insurance Broker.
 
Stuart Reid
CEO, Bluefin Insurance Services

Stuart Reid was born in Poole, Dorset and educated at Sherborne School. He started his insurance career at his father’s brokerage in 1983 and joined Bishop Skinner Marine in 1986. In 1993 he co-founded Stuart Alexander which was acquired by AXA UK plc in 2007 along with Smart & Cook, Layton Blackham, The Davis Group and SBJ UK to create Bluefin Insurance Services. Stuart was appointed CEO in 2008

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