# Hiscox Ltd appoints Peter Clarke as incoming Chair, effective 1 July 2025

- Link: https://www.directorstalkinterviews.com/hiscox-ltd-appoints-peter-clarke-as-incoming-chair-effective-1-july-2025/4121199068
- Published: 2025-05-29T07:39:56+01:00
- Author: Amilia Stone

**Hiscox Ltd **(LON:HSX), the international specialist insurer, has announced the
appointment of Peter Clarke as Chair designate, subject to regulatory approval. 
Peter will join the Board as Chair designate on 1 June 2025 and will succeed Colin
Keogh as Chair with effect from 1 July 2025.

Peter has a wealth of Executive and Non-Executive experience within FTSE-listed 
financial services organisations. A qualified solicitor, having worked at Slaughter
and May, he spent much of his Executive career in banking and investment management.
This includes 20 years in a range of senior roles at Man Group, including both as
Group Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer. As a seasoned board director,
Peter has also served as a Non-Executive Director on the boards of Axa Investment
Managers SA, Sainsbury’s Bank Plc, and most recently served as Chair of Lancashire
Insurance Holdings Ltd for seven years. He is currently serving as Chair of Redwheel
and as a Non-Executive Director of Lombard Odier Asset Management on their US, European
and Swiss Boards. 

Interim Chair Colin Keogh will step down from the Board with effect from 1 July 
2025.

> **Colin Keogh, Hiscox Interim Chair and Interim Chair of the Nominations and Governance
> Committee, said**: “After an extensive search I am pleased to have led the process
> that resulted in the Nominations and Governance Committee selecting Peter as the
> Board’s next Chair. Peter will be a great addition to the Board, and the business
> will benefit immensely from his vast experience, particularly as it relates to
> Bermuda-domiciled insurance carriers.”

> **Aki Hussain, Hiscox Group CEO, said**: “Peter’s significant expertise in financial
> services, his experience of growing businesses in the US, as well as his deep 
> understanding of the big-ticket insurance market make him a great addition to 
> the Board. Peter joins us at an exciting moment in the development of Hiscox, 
> as we pursue ambitious expansion plans, and I very much look forward to working
> with him.
> “I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Colin for his extended tenure
> with Hiscox. We have immensely valued his considered counsel over the years, and
> most recently his leadership of the Board, and we wish him all the best for the
> future.”

> **Peter Clarke, Hiscox Chair designate, said**: “I have admired Hiscox for some
> time, particularly the diversity of its offering and the quality of the team, 
> factors which provide a strong platform for further growth. I look forward to 
> joining the business and contributing to the team’s exciting plans.”

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