Barry O'Dwyer
Group Chief Executive Officer
Barry O’Dwyer is an actuary with extensive financial services experience in the UK and Ireland. He began his career at Standard Life in 1988, when it was a mutual. In 2008, he moved to HBOS and, shortly afterwards, to Prudential UK & Europe, where he became Deputy Chief Executive Officer. He returned to Standard Life in 2013, where he became Chief Executive Officer of Standard Life’s platform, pensions and savings businesses. He joined the board of Standard Life plc in 2017. Following Standard Life plc’s merger with Aberdeen Asset Management, he was the head of Standard Life Aberdeen plc’s UK business, before joining Royal London in 2019. Barry is currently a member of the board of the Association of British Insurers and a non-executive director of Coop Exchange Limited.
Daniel Cazeaux
Group Chief Financial Officer
Daniel Cazeaux is a chartered accountant. From 2008 to 2020, he was a partner at KPMG in the UK, where he led global client teams delivering audit services to UK and global insurance companies, as well as advising on finance change programmes and transactions. In his time at KPMG, he also performed executive secondment roles into finance functions of large UK insurers, which enabled him to develop deep-rooted specialist and commercial expertise in the financial services industry. He currently serves as a director of Royal London Insurance Designated Activity Company, Royal London’s business in Ireland.
Tracey Kneller
Group Chief People Officer
Tracey Kneller is responsible for the People function. She has experience and expertise, gained across the technology, FMCG and financial services sectors, working for listed and privately-owned companies. Prior to joining Royal London, she was Chief People Officer at The Co-operative Bank where, as a member of the Executive Committee, she was part of the team that managed the separation from the Co-operative Group and a recapitalisation in 2017.
Noel Freeley
Chief Executive Officer Royal London Insurance DAC
Noel Freeley is responsible for devising and executing the Group’s strategy in the Ireland business. Prior to this, he was a board member for several Royal London subsidiary companies in the UK. Before joining Royal London, he headed the pensions and protection business at Co-operative Insurance and previously performed roles for Friends Provident in the UK and Asia.
Susie Logan
Group Chief Marketing Officer
Susie Logan is responsible for executing the brand and marketing strategy. She has a wealth of knowledge of marketing in the financial services sector with over 26 years’ experience. Before joining Royal London, she was Brand and Marketing Director at Standard Life. Prior to that, she held positions at Scottish Widows, Zurich Life and Bank of Ireland Mortgages.
Hans Georgeson
Chief Executive Officer Royal London Asset Management
Hans Georgeson is responsible for the Royal London Asset Management business. Prior to this, he was Chief Executive Officer of Architas. His career started at Barclays where he held executive roles at Barclays Wealth, Gerrard Investment Management and Barclays Stockbrokers. Hans is a Board member of the Investment Association and a member of the UK Government Asset Management Task Force.
Dr James McCourt
Group Chief Risk Officer
Dr James McCourt is responsible for defining and executing the Group’s risk management strategy. With over 21 years’ experience in the financial services industry, he has held senior roles in banking, private equity, asset management, pensions and insurance. At Royal London, he has held roles as Chief Risk Officer for Royal London Asset Management, Group Chief Conduct Officer and Group Investment Director. Prior to that, he held senior risk and compliance roles with RBS and Aegon’s Positive Solutions.
Peter Josse
Group Chief Operating Officer
Peter Josse is responsible for ensuring the efficient and effective running of Group Technology, Group Customer Services, Group Procurement and Group Facilities. He has over 26 years’ experience in the financial services industry, and, over his career, he has established a track record of delivering great customer outcomes and colleague experience enabled by technology. Before joining Royal London, he was the Chief Information Officer at Barclays UK.
Julie Scott
Chief Commercial Officer
Julie Scott holds responsibility for the UK Commercial function that includes Distribution, Investment Solutions, Product Pricing, Underwriting, Bulk Purchase Annuities and Longstanding Customers. She has over 31 years’ experience in banking, insurance and wealth management. Before joining Royal London, she was Chief Executive Officer of 1825 Financial Planning & Advice. Prior to that, she held senior positions at RBS, NatWest, Citizens Bank and Standard Life Aberdeen.
Jo Kite
Chief Customer Officer
Jo Kite is an actuary and takes responsibility for the strategy to attract and retain customers and provide solutions that support good customer outcomes. With extensive experience in financial services across customer service, marketing, proposition and finance, she joined Royal London from WTW, where she led its Master Trust business and Scottish Consultancy arm. She started her career at Aviva, where she held senior positions in the UK and the Netherlands, and then spent 12 years at Standard Life leading its platform and workplace businesses.
Julie Whitehead
Group General Counsel
Julie Whitehead is a qualified lawyer and leads the legal team. With over 28 years’ legal experience in the financial services industry, she joined Royal London from AXA where she held roles as UK Regulatory & Compliance Director and Legal Counsel. In her career, she has held legal roles at Geest plc and AMP UK, providing legal advice to Pearl Assurance, London Life, Henderson Investors and NPI.