Collinson is the global, privately-owned company dedicated to helping the world to travel with ease and confidence. The group offers a unique blend of industry and sector specialists who together provide market-leading airport experiences, loyalty and customer engagement, and insurance solutions for over 400 million consumers.Collinson is the operator of Priority Pass, the world’s original and leading airport experiences programme. Travellers can access a network of 1,500+ lounges and travel experiences, including dining, retail, sleep and spa, in over 650 airports in 148 countries, helping to elevate the journey into something special. We work with the world’s leading payment networks, over 1,400 banks, 90 airlines and 20 hotel groups worldwide.Collinson’s Insurance Group operates globally but has a concentration of revenue in The UK and Europe in the UK our Insurance and Intermediary entities are Astrenska Insurance Limited (AIL) and CollinsonInsurance Services Limited (CISL).We deliver innovative insurance solutions in our chosen segments to protect the personal wellbeing andpossessions of our customers’ customers. We are predominantly a ‘white-label’ affinity distributionspecialist enjoying high B2B client regard working with sophisticated affinity partners offering nicheinsurance products and services.In addition, given our compelling value proposition to accompany this, our focus isto take action to generate additional commercial value and leverage our scale to drive efficiencies in ouroverall expense base.Our major product lines are Travel Insurance, Private Medical and Dental Insurance, and other specialtyproducts including Gadget, Warranties, and Home and Motor ancillary and Smart Delay.Collinson Insurance Group is an innovative, selectively global insurance business that delivers qualityproducts and services to our partners and customers through interaction with Group companies and longterm third-party relationships.Insurance business strategyWe are one of the UK’s leadingTravel Insurers and growing our Travel Insurance presence in Europe, we lead the DentalInsurance market in Ireland and the Direct-to-Consumer market in Italy with our Columbus brandAs Chair of the Board, you’ll bring an independent perspective to guide our strategy and support the executive team in achieving business goals. You''ll ensure good governance, oversee risk and financial controls, and contribute to key decisions.This is a critical leadership role helping shape a thriving insurance business for the future.Contribute to the formulation of the Insurance company’s strategic vision and oversight.Help shape the long-term strategy and vision for AIL and CISL.Hold management accountable for performance, offering both support and constructive challenge to continue to drive success.Build strong relationships with key leaders in Finance, Risk, Audit, and Compliance, staying well-informed beyond board reports.Stay alert to external risks and opportunities, helping the business prepare ahead of time.Maintain strong relationships with external stakeholders like auditors, ensuring the business operates safely within its risk framework.Lead the company with entrepreneurial spirit, supported by strong risk controls.Set strategy, allocate resources, and review management’s performance.Regulatory ResponsibilitiesComplete all required regulatory training and comply with relevant company policies.Report any conflicts of interest immediately, in line with company policy.Acting with honesty and integrity, Demonstrating competence and capability and maintaining financial soundnessThis role requires prior approval from the FCA/PRA and is subject to regulatory references from the past 6 years.Significant experience of chief executive officer roles in one or more organisationsIndependent Non-Executive experience in Insurance, ideally personal lines with affinity distribution channel experienceFinancial acumenCustomer-centric, commercial and digitally focused with direct experience or oversight of transformationBe able to strike the right balance of governance and risk advocacyEnjoy working within an entrepreneurial, agile cultureExtensive network within the Insurance/Financial Services sectorsFrom time to time there willbe a requirement to participate in specific ad hoc events such as strategy development days.We would expect the Chair of the BOD to be both flexible and accessible as matters for the board arisefrom time to time outside of the calendar of scheduled meetings

Collinson is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes differences in all their forms including: colour, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, neurodivergence, family status, age, individuals with disabilities and people from all backgrounds, cultures and experiences as we strongly believe this contributes to our on-going success.These help guide everything we do internally in terms of how we think, act and interact, right through to how we deliver value to our customers and clients.