ABI's director general to step down in December

Huw Evans

John Brazier
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Association of British Insurer’s (ABI) direct general to depart at the end of 2021 after seven years in the role

Evans took on the role of director general for the Association in February 2015, having joined he ABI in in 2008 as operations director before becoming director of policy and deputy director general in 2013. He will step down from the position in December and join consultancy group KPMG as a partner in its insurance and long-terms savings practice from January 2022. Commenting on his departure, Evans said that after seven years in the role "it feels the right time to be preparing to move on." "Leading a trade association and driving modernisation is never easy and it has certainly ...

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