Background and experience
Current appointments:
Non-Executive Director, Chair of the Risk Committee and, member of the Audit Committee, and Employee Engagement Director at Beazley plc
Non-Executive Director of ITX Re
Background and experience:
Fiona has thirty years’ experience in the insurance industry. Fiona was the CEO of FBD Holdings plc, a listed general insurer in Ireland, from 2015 to 2020. Prior to that Fiona was Director of Credit Institutions and Insurance Supervision at the Central Bank of Ireland, the Irish regulator. Fiona spent 17 years of her career with XL group in various progressively senior finance and general management positions, in Dublin, London, and Bermuda.
Fiona served eight years on the Board of the Bank of Ireland (2015-2023) and was the inaugural Chair of the Board Sustainability Committee. Additionally, Fiona served two years as Treasurer of the Eastern region of the Society of St Vincent de Paul in Ireland (2020-2022), which is a registered charity focused on addressing social justice issues and alleviating poverty in Ireland. Fiona is a member of the International Women's Forum (IWF). The IWF is a global women leader's organisation aimed at supporting and developing women in leadership positions.
She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.
Year appointed: 2023.