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 James was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Direct Line Group in May 2019, having previously held the role of Chief Financial Officer since joining the Group in November 2017.
She has extensive financial services experience, having been Group Chief Risk Officer and Executive Director at Prudential plc, where she was responsible for leading risk oversight globally. Before this, Penny was Director of Group Finance at Prudential. She had previously been Group CFO at Omega Insurance Holdings Limited and CFO, UK General Insurance, at Zurich Financial Services. Penny was also a NED of Admiral Group plc from January 2015 to September 2017.
Penny is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Penny is a Senior Independent Director of Hargreaves Lansdown plc, Deputy Chair of the FCA Practitioner Panel and a member of the Association of British Insurers’ Board.