Health Shield appoints chair

Graham Berville takes the role

Jaskeet Briah
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Provider, Health Shield Friendly Society, has appointed Graham Berville as chair of the board, replacing Julie Hansen who has stepped down after five years.

Berville will take over as chair from 1 July, 2025, having joined Health Shield in March as a non-executive director and working alongside Hansen for a handover. Overall, Berville has 40 years of experience working in financial services, including in the life and pensions, general insurance and asset management sectors. He has served as a non-executive director and chair for a range of mutual and not-for-profit organisations, including Yorkshire Cancer Research, LV='s With Profits Committee, NEST and Age UK. Currently, Berville is non-executive chair at Furness Building Society. "M...

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