Across our Board, Senior Team and throughout our entire business, we’ve sought to meld deep-rooted insurance expertise with fresh thinking from a diverse range of digitally-advanced, customer-centric sectors.
Andy Haste
Non-Executive Chair +Andy Haste
Non-Executive ChairAppointed: March 2020
Background and experience
Andy has over 40 years’ experience in financial services with a wealth of experience in board leadership, executing change, delivering profitable growth and increasing shareholder value. He has held several non-executive roles serving as a Chairman, Deputy Chair, Board Committee Chair and Senior Independent Director at a range of high-profile and regulated organisations. He was a member of the board of the Association of British Insurers (ABI) from 2003 to 2011 and a Visiting Fellow at the Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation between 2008 and 2019. Andy is currently Chair at Canopius Group Limited and Chair at RiskPoint Group A-S.
Prior appointments
Andy served as the Senior Independent Deputy Chairman of Lloyd’s of London where he chaired its Remuneration Committee, Technology and Transformation Committee and Capacity Transfer Panel. He was also a member of Lloyd's Nominations and Governance Committee. Andy held previous roles including Chairman of Wonga Group, SID of ITV plc, Group CEO of RSA Insurance Group plc, CEO of AXA Sun Life PLC and Executive Director AXA UK Plc.
David McMillan
Chief Executive Officer +David McMillan
Chief Executive OfficerAppointed: July 2019
Background and experience
During his career, David has been responsible for leading different businesses through start-up, high growth, restructuring and turnaround phases. He holds a BA in Finance and Computer-Science from Heriot-Watt University, an executive MBA from the University of Chicago and is a Fellow of the Institute of Management Accountants. Until March 2023, David was a non-executive director of Scottish Rugby Ltd.
Prior appointments
Prior to joining esure, David was Group Chief Operating Officer of QBE, one of the world’s top 20 insurance and reinsurance companies and was responsible for Strategy, Transformation, Digital, Technology and Operations. Before QBE, he was Chief Executive Officer, Europe and India and Chairman of Global Health Insurance for Aviva plc. Earlier in his career at Aviva, David was Chief Executive Officer of UK General Insurance & Group Transformation Officer. He joined Aviva in 2002 following almost ten years with the management consulting arm of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Peter Bole
Chief Financial Officer +Peter Bole
Chief Financial OfficerAppointed: March 2020
Background and experience
Peter joined the business in January 2020 and was appointed Chief Financial Officer in March 2020. He is accountable for the leadership of the finance function, ensuring the effective delivery of all aspects of financial management of the business. Peter graduated with a 1st Class Honours degree from the University of Aberdeen and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. He has over 25 years’ experience in finance leadership roles across several strong consumer businesses within the Banking and Insurance sectors. Peter is currently an INED at Yorkshire Building Society.
Prior appointments
Prior to joining esure, Peter was Chief Financial Officer of Virgin Money having moved there from Tesco Bank where he was also the Chief Financial Officer. Earlier in his career Peter held senior financial roles at Direct Line Group, Standard Life and Deloitte.
Elisabeth Ling
Independent Non-Executive Director +Elisabeth Ling
Independent Non-Executive DirectorAppointed: May 2022
Background and experience
Elisabeth is a Product Management and Data Science leader with over 25 years‘ experience and expertise in developing digital products and leading teams in start-ups, scale-ups and global companies. She advises CEOs of digital ventures on their product and scaling strategies. In her most recent executive position, Elisabeth led product management and data teams at Elsevier where she was responsible for developing new digital commercial offerings for Researcher products. She holds an Applied Mathematics MSc from Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (ParisTech) and an MA Marketing from ESSEC Business School.
Prior appointments
Elisabeth was a Board member and remains a product advisor to the CEO of Ometria, a marketing and customer data platform. Prior to that she held senior product roles at Talk Talk, eBay and PayPal. She is a noted expert in the field of artificial intelligence and was a member of the European Commission High level Expert Group on Artificial Intelligence & Ethics in 2019 and 2020.
Peter Shaw
Independent Non-Executive Director +Peter Shaw
Independent Non-Executive DirectorAppointed: March 2017
Background and experience
Peter has a wide range of experience in both risk and business roles throughout a career of over 30 years in financial services.
Prior appointments
Peter spent the majority of his career at Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest, having joined as a graduate, progressing through a number of business roles before spending his last eight years in the risk function, latterly as chief risk officer for the Retail, Wealth and Ulster Bank businesses. He formerly also held the roles of non-executive director Aldermore Bank plc, Willis Ltd and at Bank of Ireland (UK) plc.
Annette Andrews
Independent Non-Executive Director +Annette Andrews
Independent Non-Executive DirectorAppointed: July 2024
Background and experience
Annette Andrews is an experienced HR leader and Remuneration Committee Chair who brings a significant track record across the financial services industries. She has an MBA from Henley Management College, is a qualified Executive Coach and Mediator, and a Fellow of the Institute of Personnel Management.
Prior appointments
Annette was Chief People Officer at Lloyd’s of London, one of the world's leading insurance and reinsurance marketplaces, where she led organisation and people transformation. Prior to this she had senior appointments at Catlin, Lloyds Banking Group and Ford Motor Company. She is currently also an INED at Foxtons.
Andrew Birrell
Independent Non-Executive Director +Andrew Birrell
Independent Non-Executive DirectorAppointed: December 2019
Background and experience
Andrew is an independent non-executive director of Sun Life Financial of Canada (UK), Sanlam Group and Sanlam Life. He is a Senior Adviser to Sixth Street Partners in relation to their European and US Life insurance strategy. Until April 2022, he was an Executive Director and founder of Universal Partners Limited. Andrew has spent his career in financial services, general, life and health insurance, investment management and banking, primarily as CFO of fast growing, entrepreneurial insurance businesses. He is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and a Chartered Enterprise Risk Actuary.
Prior appointments
Previously, Andrew held roles as CFO of Guardian Financial Services Ltd, Group CRO and Group Chief Actuary of Old Mutual Plc, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Investec Securities Ltd, South Africa and Chief Financial Officer of Capital Alliance Holdings, South Africa. He also held roles as Chairman of Assupol Holdings and Assupol Life Limited and as a non-executive director of Investec Life.
Robin Marshall
Non-Executive Director +Robin Marshall
Non-Executive DirectorAppointed: December 2018
Background and experience
Robin joined Bain Capital Private Equity in 2009. He is a Partner and Co-Head of the European Private Equity team. Robin serves as a non-executive director on the Board of the UK’s Ministry of Defence. Prior to joining Bain Capital Private Equity, Robin was a Partner at 3i. He was the founding partner of 3i’s US Private Equity business and before that was a Managing Director of 3i’s UK business. Robin received his master’s degree from the University of Glasgow. He was also a post-graduate Thouron Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania.
Prior appointments
Previously, Robin held roles with McKinsey & Company and Procter & Gamble.
Philip Loughlin
Non-Executive Director +Philip Loughlin
Non-Executive DirectorAppointed: December 2018
Background and experience
Philip joined Bain Capital Private Equity in 1996. He is a Partner and serves as the Global Head of the Financial & Business Services Vertical. He is also a member of the Consumer/Retail Vertical. Philip received an MBA from Harvard Business School, where he was a Baker Scholar. He graduated cum laude with an AB from Dartmouth College.
Prior appointments
Prior to joining Bain Capital Private Equity, Philip was a consultant at Bain & Company. He also served in operating roles at Eagle Snacks, Inc. and Norton Company.
Luca Bassi
Non-Executive Director +Luca Bassi
Non-Executive DirectorAppointed: December 2018
Background and experience
Luca joined Bain Capital Private Equity in 2003. He is a Partner and Co-Head of the Technology, Financial and Business Services Vertical and a member of the European Private Equity team. Luca focuses on investments in the financial technology and services sector as well as on the coverage of Southern Europe (Italy and Spain). Luca received an MBA from Columbia Business School. He graduated magna cum laude with a BS in Economics from Bocconi University.
Prior appointments
Prior to joining Bain Capital, Luca worked for Goldman Sachs in the Investment Banking Division in London where he advised Italian and international companies on cross-border M&A transactions. Previously, he worked as a strategy consultant at Bain & Company in Milan where he focused on the financial services sectors.
James Stevens
Non-Executive Director +James Stevens
Non-Executive DirectorAppointed: April 2020
Background and experience
James joined Bain Capital Private Equity in 2014. He spends the majority of his time focused on technology and financial services investments in Europe. He is a Managing Director on the Bain Capital Tech Opportunities Fund. Previously he was with Bain Capital Private Equity for eight years.
He has an LLB, 1st Class Honours and a B. Com (Finance) from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.
Prior appointments
Prior to joining Bain Capital Private Equity, James worked as a consultant at Bain & Company in London and Sydney across a number of sectors including Private Equity, consumer products and mining. Prior to this he worked in renewable energy across Asia.