Steve Tidd

Achievements The development of a global franchise and brand. Built a strong team for rapid business development and growth, Established a market leading low cost global servicing platform. Operational I led IT, Project and Change Management, HR, Compliance, Claims and Accounting. I established strong business culture for fast agile delivery of projects and change alongside efficiency and quality.

Achievements include undertaking a full financial review of the business capital and reserves, and and service management and distribution and following this, set new strategies in each area with the objective of preservation of the shareholders asset. Having undertaken corrective action with the Board I actively sought solutions to meet shareholder objectives for orderly exit and / or sale.

Achievements include; Strategic Objectives Arising from the work undertaken during 2007-2008 we capitalised with a new team and new reinsurance business plan and proposition within Novae at Lloyd's. New business plan granted approval by Lloyd's 2008. Set up a new branch in Zurich and integrated a team of international underwriters into Lloyd's. Business Development Alongside the role to establish Novae Re I added significant value to revenue growth by developing new streams of business.

With a small group of like minded reinsurance professionals we developed a new business plan and raised seed capital to support establishment of a new reinsurance venture. The project did not complete as envisaged given global financial market conditions in this period. The plan was tailored and eventually fulfilled within Novae Re.

Achievements included Following sale of Link to GHL led GHL Europe to drive business growth to meet shareholder aspirations for expansion into UK retail insurance. Completed acquisition of Zenith Insurance and restructured. Consolidated acquisitions into a single Gibraltar based entity. Following completion of this work took up consultancy role to work on new reinsurance start up.

Led establishment of new Managing General Agency for retail insurance business and brought team across from Kiln Group. Rapidly restructured operations to establish new outsourced operating model, and supported newly established business providing those services in acquiring new clients. Sold MGA business to Guardian Holdings Limited (GHL).

Achievements included; Appointed to various Boards and Committees of both insurance and reinsurance companies within the Kiln Group. Approved as one of youngest senior underwriters for large Syndicate in Lloyd's. Appointed as Managing Director of Link Insurance Services to support restructuring and sale of the insurance divisions of Kiln. Appointed as Trustee to the Pensions and Benefits Scheme