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Richard Ward (born 1957), Executive Chairman of Cunningham Lindsey Group,^[1] was Chief Executive of Lloyd's of London, the world's leading specialist insurance and reinsurance market, from 2006 to 2013.^[2]

Education

He graduated from the University of Exeter with a BSc, 1st Class Hons in Chemistry and holds a PhD in Physical Chemistry.^[3]

Career

His initial career was as an applied scientist, first for the government agency SERC,^[4] at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory near Oxford and later for British Petroleum, where he moved into management.^[5]

He was Chief Executive of the International Petroleum Exchange (IPE) from 1999-2005 and Vice Chairman from 2005-2006, before taking up the position at Lloyd's.^[6]

In addition to Cunningham Lindsey, Richard is Non-Executive Chairman of Brit Insurance,^[7] a market-leading global specialty insurer and re-insurer. He also serves as a Non-Executive Director of Partnership Assurance Group Plc. Richard is a member of the PRA Practitioner Panel, Bank of England.

Titles and Honours

He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate (LLD) from the University of Exeter in 2009.

References

External links

Richard Ward: The transformer, Insurance Day, January, 2015
Cunningham Lindsey has London targeted in TPA push, Insurance Insider, November, 2014
Q&A: Richard Ward: Passing the Lloyd's Baton, Post Online, October, 2013
Dr Ward: Insurers face backlash over bank scandals, the Insurance Times, Sept,2013
Lloyd's of London CEO Ward sets out moves away from risk amid euro fears, The Telegraph, May, 2012
Arctic Oil Rush Will Ruin Ecosystem, Warns Lloyd's of London, The Guardian, April, 2012

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[1] ttp://www.postonline.co.uk/post/news/2344374/cunningham-lindsey-names-former-lloyd-s-ceo-ward-chairman

[2] ttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/insurance/10249482/Sunday-Interview-Lloyds-of-London-boss-Richard-Ward.html

[3] The University of Exeter Honorary Graduates 2009-10

[4] 'On The Ward' (Richard Ward So Far), The Chartered Insurance Institute Journal, September 2012, p.16

[5] London Evening Standard, Interview: Richard Ward Lloyd's of London (CV Milestones), 2012-01-27

[6] IPE Chief Ward Becomes Vice Chairman Following Successful Adoption of All-Electronic Trading 2005-10-25

[7] ttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/54113514-61ab-11e3-aa02-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3Mjp8JhSn

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 He was Chief Executive of the [[International Petroleum Exchange]] (IPE) from 1999-2005 and Vice Chairman from 2005-2006, before taking up the position at Lloyd's.<ref>[http://ir.theice.com/common/download/download.cfm?companyid=ICE&fileid=89534&filekey=c040d770-27e0-49ca-b920-5be4f0b64c41&filename=237414.pdf IPE Chief Ward Becomes Vice Chairman Following Successful Adoption of All-Electronic Trading 2005-10-25]</ref>
-In addition to Cunningham Lindsey, Richard is Non-Executive Chairman of [[Brit Insurance]],<ref>http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/54113514-61ab-11e3-aa02-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3Mjp8JhSn</ref> a market-leading global specialty insurer and re-insurer. He also serves as a Non-Executive Director of [[Partnership Assurance|Partnership Assurance Group Plc]]. Richard is a member of the PRA Practitioner Panel, Bank of England and also sits on the [[PwC]] Advisory Board.
+In addition to Cunningham Lindsey, Richard is Non-Executive Chairman of [[Brit Insurance]],<ref>http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/54113514-61ab-11e3-aa02-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3Mjp8JhSn</ref> a market-leading global specialty insurer and re-insurer. He also serves as a Non-Executive Director of [[Partnership Assurance|Partnership Assurance Group Plc]]. Richard is a member of the PRA Practitioner Panel, Bank of England.
 ==Titles and Honours==