Executive leadership team

Matthew Hill

Chief Executive Officer, CII Group

Matthew joined the CII in April 2024. Prior to that he was Chief Executive and executive Board Member at The Legal Services Board (LSB).

He started his career in the Civil Service, working in a wide range of areas over a twenty-year span. His brief has included food safety, animal health, alcohol, civil contingencies, broadcasting, gambling, creative industries and healthcare regulation.

Before joining the LSB, Matthew was Executive Director, Strategy at the General Dental Council, and prior to that he was Director, Regulatory Risk & Analysis at the Gambling Commission.

Gill White

Executive Director, Member Engagement and Learning

Gill joined the CII in early 2020, initially as Learning and Assessment Director. Her role has grown to include the CII’s marketing functions as well as being responsible for taking the CII’s learning content forward to meet the needs of professionals. In January 2024, she additionally took on the role of Acting CEO of the CII Group, prior to Matthew Hill joining in April 2024. Previously, Gill was Business and Markets Development Director for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). She has held a variety of Head of Learning & Development roles at Vodafone, Xchanging and SSP, and operational roles for Whitbread and Greenall’s. Gill holds Chartered Director status and is also a Fellow of both the Institute of Directors and CIPD.

Trevor Edwards

Executive Director, Resources and People

Trevor joined the CII in 2019 as the CII Group Finance Director having held senior finance roles in the financial services sector in UK and the Caribbean. Trevor has worked in insurance audit at Big Four firms and has experience in corporate risk management, financial reporting and technical accounting. Over the course of his career, he has been involved in complex transactions including acquisitions, capital restructuring and taxation. In addition to being a chartered accountant, Trevor also holds a Masters degree in Business Administration and a Certificate Level insurance qualification from the Chartered Insurance Institute.

Holly Porter

Executive Director, Markets & Opportunities

Holly joined the CII in March 2025. In her career to date, she has led professional membership communities and managed registrations portfolios, helping members to drive their professional development and shape the future of their professions. She was previously the Managing Director of BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, which supports technology and digital professionals across different sectors in the UK and internationally.

Liam Russell

General Counsel

Liam joined the CII in 2014. He has overall responsibility for managing the CII’s legal, corporate governance, risk and compliance functions. He has also held interim responsibility for managing the CII’s professional standards and equality, diversity and inclusion functions.
Liam has extensive experience of managing commercial legal risks, including those relating to commercial contracts, data protection, professional discipline, dispute resolution and intellectual property protection. Prior to joining the CII, Liam was a financial services litigation lawyer for a major international law firm.

Adam Harper

Executive Director, Strategy, Advocacy and Professional Standards

Adam joined the CII in 2025, he is responsible for leading the development and implementation of the CII’s strategic plan, for delivering intelligent analysis and informed views on insurance and financial planning as part of a compelling public agenda for change, and for ensuring that the CII’s professional standards are a source of guidance and pride for its members.

Adam has over 20 years’ experience at Executive Director level within the professional membership body sector. Prior to joining the CII, Adam was Director of Professional Standards and Policy at the Association of Accounting Technicians where he led the development and enhancement of AAT’s professional standards regulatory framework and was responsible for AAT’s public policy and public affairs strategy.  

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