Management

Robert joined Hiscox in 1965 and has been Chairman of the main holding company of Hiscox since its incorporation in 1973. He was Deputy Chairman of Lloyd’s between 1993 and 1995. He is a Non Executive Director of Grainger Trust plc and AGICM Ltd.

Bronek joined Hiscox in 1993. From 1989 to 1993 he was employed by McKinsey and Co. Bronek served as a Deputy Chairman of Lloyd’s from 2001 to 2007. He was a Non Executive Director of Ins-sure Holdings Limited from 2002 to 2006 and is a past president of The Insurance Institute of London. He is Chairman of the Lloyd’s Tercentenary Foundation, a charity which supports research in areas of interest to the insurance industry.

Stuart joined Hiscox in 1999. He is a chartered accountant and has held posts in various financial service companies in the UK and US, including Henderson Global Investors. He is Chairman of the Business Advisory Board of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, a member of the Financial Regulation and Taxation Committee of the Association of British Insurers and Vice-chairman of the Lloyd’s Market Association Finance Committee.

Robert joined Hiscox in 1986, served as the Active Underwriter of the Hiscox Lloyd’s Syndicate 33 between 1993 and 2005, and is the Group’s Chief Underwriting Officer. Robert was Chairman of the Lloyd’s Market Association from January 2003 to May 2005.

Richard Gillingwater joined Hiscox in December 2010. He is Dean of Cass Business School. He spent a decade at Kleinwort Benson, before moving to and eventually becoming joint Head of Corporate Finance for BZW, a division of Barclays Bank. When that became Credit Suisse First Boston, he became Chairman of European Investment Banking. In 2003 he became Chief Executive and later Chairman of the Shareholder Executive which manages the Government’s day-today relationships with government-owned businesses. He was awarded a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2008 in recognition of his services to the financial services industry.

Daniel joined Hiscox in 2006. He was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of North Fork Bancorporation in 1992 and a member of its Board of Directors in 2000. He was a partner with KPMG LLP before joining North Fork. He was the Managing Partner of the San José, California and Long Island, New York offices and held other positions in that firm during his tenure. Daniel is Chairman of Herald National Bank and he holds Board positions with KBW, Inc. and Harlem RBI, a not-for-profit organisation. He is also a senior adviser to Permira Advisers LLC, an international private equity firm.

Ernst joined Hiscox in 2008. He held several Managing Director positions in the European chemical industry between 1980 and 1990. He was an Executive Director then Vice Chairman of Eureko B.V. between 1992 and 2007. Following his retirement, Ernst became an adviser to the Executive Board and is a member of the Supervisory Board of a number of Eureko operating companies.

James joined Hiscox in 2006. He chairs Keytech Limited; The Bermuda Telephone Company Ltd; the Argus Group of Companies; Grotto Bay Properties Ltd; and the Establishment Investment Trust, a UK listed company. He was chairman of the Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited until 19 April 2007. James is a Trustee of the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences and a Director of Castle Harbour Limited; he is also a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Canada and the American College of Surgeons.

Robert McMillan joined the Hiscox Ltd Board in December 2010. He spent 24 years with the Progressive Insurance Corporation where he served in various positions including National Director of Product Development, then claims before becoming National Director of Marketing. He led Progressive’s initiatives in multi-channel distribution, financial responsibility based rating, and immediate response claims. He has received two United States patents related to motor insurance pricing. He has lectured on business innovation at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and at the Harvard Business School. He has been a Non Executive Director of Hiscox Inc. since March 2007.

Andrea joined Hiscox in 2006. She was appointed as a Director of Alberta Investment Management Corporation in October 2007 and is a Director of Emera Inc. She was previously Vice Chair of TD Financial Group and President of TD Canada Trust from 2002 to 2005. Prior to this she held various positions within the TD Financial Group from 1994 to 2002, including Executive Vice President of TD Commercial Banking and Vice Chair of TD Securities. She was Vice President of Varity Corporation from 1991 to 1994 and held various positions with Wood Gundy Inc. from 1981 to 1990.

Gunnar joined Hiscox in 2008. He worked for Zurich Financial Services between 1995 and 2004, in a number of roles including CEO for Australia and Asian markets. He spent the majority of his career at Topdanmark Insurance and held the position of Managing Director of Topdanmark Holding from 1986 to 1995.