SPONSORED BY
Appointments peoplemoves@theactuary.com
Moves Cannings will support Gulland and strengthen the actuarial and risk management team. He has 15 years’ experience in the life insurance industry.
Barnett Waddingham has appointed David Gulland (above) and Tom Cannings to join its life insurance consulting team. Gulland will lead the firm’s strategic and transactional services to life insurance companies. He was most recently the chief executive of Marine & General Mutual, having initially joined that firm as chief risk officer. His previous roles include managing director of RGA’s UK and Irish business, and 25 years as a consultant to the life industry.
Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) has appointed Jim Webber (above) as lecturer in actuarial science to support the development of its new Mathematics with Actuarial Science undergraduate programme, and to develop links with industry and the profession.
Webber joins QMUL after a short period working in Further Education. Prior to this he held a number of senior actuarial roles, including CRO and group actuary , in a 19-year career at Aviva. He also worked as a consultant for nine years with Towers Watson. Paul Macro (above, right) has joined Isinglass Consulting as joint-owner and director. Macro was most recently part of the DC leadership teams at Mercer and Towers Watson. His career has spanned more than 25 years at top
consultancies, the majority of which have been spent advising the country’s largest DC arrangements. Towers Watson has appointed Marcus Bowser (above, right) to the position of UK life sales and practice leader. With more than 15 years of experience in the life
insurance industry, Bowser has held a number of senior positions with Aviva, S&P and PwC. He is also chair of the IFoA Risk Board. Royal London has appointed Brian Murray (above, right) to the role of with-profits actuary. Murray has spent 20 years in the
www.hfg.co.uk
NAMRATA BAGREE Employer and area of work Prudential, Solvency II.
How would your best friend describe you? Short, rational, hungry, adventurous, spontaneous and geeky.
What motivates you? Primarily food, but anything that requires a little bit of challenge, or a whole lot of imagination.
What would be your personal motto? Everything happens for a good reason.
Name five dream companions to be stuck on a desert island with? George Clooney, Jackie Chan, Akshay Kumar, Ellen DeGeneres and the man from Man vs Wild, Bear Grylls.
What’s your most ‘actuarial’ habit? Formatting my life.
Favourite Excel function? BDH (the Bloomberg add-in functions are really handy).
How do you relax away from the office? Taekwondo, baking, food festivals and 38
industry, including 16 years at Royal London. He will report to Shaun Cooper, Royal London Group’s chief actuary. Murray takes over from Steve Wilson who held the role for the past 11 years. Wilson will retire in the summer but in the meantime he will continue on a number of actuarial projects.
ACTUARY OF THE FUTURE walking around the streets of London.
What is the funniest thing that has happened to you recently? I am a bit tiny and keep getting asked for ID everywhere I go. The most embarrassing moment was in Disneyland, during the parade. I was sitting next to a kid with a DSLR camera like mine and a silent paparazzi war started between us. The Alice in wonderland float stopped in front of me and the characters started picking up children from the crowd, putting little card costumes on them and forcing them to dance. They picked up my nemesis and I felt so smug laughing at his little face. Sadly, the joke was on me because I got dragged in as well. There I was, surrounded by nine year olds, dancing with teapots.
Alternative career choice? Pastry chef.
What song best describes your work ethic? Warriors by Imagine Dragons.
Greatest risk you have ever taken? Jumping out of a plane.
If you could go back in history, who would you like to meet? Mother Teresa.
If there was a movie produced about your life, who would play you, and why? Anna Kendrick because she is short, witty and can actually sing.
If you could be anyone else, who would it be? Nikita Gandhi – the 21 year old who won the vegetarian season of MasterChef.
Do you know an actuary destined for greatness? You can nominate an Actuary of the Future by emailing
aotf@theactuary.com
THE ACTUARY • January / February 2016 www.theactuary.com
p38_jan_feb_AOTF_FINAL•CT.indd 38
26/01/2016 09:45