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4 October 2022Insurance

HDI Global UK & Ireland picks new CFO as Mangion resigns after 8 years

Industrial lines insurer  HDI Global has appointed a new chief financial officer (CFO) of its UK and Ireland branch following the departure of Richard Mangion at the end of August.

Simon Hunt (pictured) is the new CFO for HDI Global UK & Ireland. He will be responsible for both HDI Global UK & Ireland branch (HDIG) and HSUB Finance and Risk functions in the UK and Ireland.

Hunt is currently CFO of HDI Global Specialty - UK branch (HSUB), a subsidiary of HDI Global. He will retain responsibility for HSUBs operations division.

He will continue to report to Richard Taylor, CEO of HDI UK & Ireland, with an additional reporting line to Stephanie Ogden, managing director of HDIG.

Taylor said: “Simon continues to do a fantastic job for our UK specialty business; in three years he has transformed our Finance and Operations functions. With his role now spanning our commercial and specialty business, it will enable us to deliver a consistent approach across all three branches in the UK and Ireland.”

Ogden added: “I am pleased to welcome Simon to the executive team at HDI. I look forward to working with him in his new role as CFO for both organisations. I’d like to personally thank Richard Mangion for all he has delivered for HDI in the last eight years and wish him every success for his future.”

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