Breakfast Briefing with Penny James, CEO, Direct Line Group: Increasing Diversity in Senior Leadership
Author WIG Date 17 Nov 2022
We were delighted to welcome Penny James, CEO, Direct Line Group, for this Breakfast Briefing to share insights into her position as Co-Chair of the FTSE Women Leaders Review.
Catch up on this Briefing for your opportunity to:
- Understand the work that the FTSE Women Leaders Review is doing to increase diversity at the most senior level
- Learn from Penny's experience, the value of a diverse and representative leadership team
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Speakers at the Event
Penny is a Senior Non-Executive Director at Hargreaves Lansdown. She is also a Non
Executive Director at QBE Insurance Group Limited and Mitie Group Plc.
Penny has a wealth of executive expertise in the financial services industry with over 30
years’ experience, including roles as Chief Financial Officer and then Chief Executive Officer
at Direct Line, Group Chief Risk Officer at Prudential, Group Chief Financial Officer at
Omega Insurance and Chief Financial Officer for Zurich’s UK General Insurance.
Penny has held leadership roles in relation to businesses in General Insurance, Life
Assurance, Wealth Management and Asset Management at scale and across US, Asia and
Europe.
Penny Co-Chairs of the FTSE Women Leaders Review. She has recently been Chair for the
FCA Practitioner Panel and Board member for the Association of British Insurers.