ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2012 - RSA, Annual Report ...

EXECUTIVE TEAM
The Executive Team comprises the
Executive Directors whose biographies
are on pages 36 to 37 and the following
senior executives:
PAUL DONALDSON
Group Broker Relationship
and Sales Director
Paul was appointed Group Broker
Relationship and Sales Director in July 2011.
Paul has over 35 years’ experience in the
insurance industry, having joined RSA in
1976. He has held a number of leadership
roles in RSA, including CEO for the
Republic of Ireland and Managing Director,
Commercial in RSA’s UK business.
VANESSA EVANS
Group Human Resources Director
Vanessa was appointed Group Human
Resources Director in March 2012. She
joined RSA in 2005 as UK Human Resources
Business Partner Director for Claims and
Finance and has worked in a variety of
roles across the Group. In 2006 she was
appointed as Human Resources Director
for the Emerging Markets Region. In 2008,
she was promoted to UK Human Resources
Director. Prior to working at RSA, Vanessa
was HR Director – Global Retail at Lego
and before that Head of HR for Gap,
the international clothing retailer.
ROWAN SAUNDERS
President & CEO, RSA Canada
Rowan was appointed to the position
of President & CEO of RSA Canada in
September 2003 and is a member of the
Canadian Board of Directors. He is also
a member of the Group Executive
Committee. Since joining RSA in 1987,
Rowan has held progressive leadership
positions in the areas of underwriting,
marketing, sales and finance. He is a
member of the Board of Directors of
the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC)
and was the IBC’s past Chair.
DEREK WALSH
Group General Counsel
and Group Company Secretary
Derek joined RSA as Group General
Counsel and Group Company Secretary in
July 2010 and has over 18 years’ experience
in the insurance industry. From 2002, he
served as Group General Counsel at
Benfield Group Limited, where he was
responsible for the global legal, company
secretarial and compliance teams. Prior
to that, Derek held positions in law firms
Pinsent Curtis (now Pinsent Masons),
McKenna & Co (now CMS Cameron
McKenna) and Norton Rose.
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