Deputy Chairmen

Lloyd's has two Deputy Chairmen and there is also a Deputy Chairman of Council. The Deputy Chairmen of Lloyd's are Ewen Gilmour, Chief Executive of Chaucer, and Graham White, Deputy Chairman of Argenta Syndicate Management Ltd. The Deputy Chairman of the Council is Bill Knight.

Ewen Gilmour

Ewen Gilmour, Deputy Chairman
Ewen Gilmour, Deputy Chairman.

Ewen Gilmour is a chartered accountant and has worked in the Lloyd’s market for 13 years. He joined the Chaucer Group in 1998 and is Chief Executive of Chaucer Holdings plc and Chaucer Syndicates Limited. Formerly a corporate financier with Charterhouse Bank from 1980 to 1993, becoming a director in 1987, he joined the Corporation of Lloyd’s to help facilitate the introduction of corporate capital to the Lloyd’s market in 1993.

In addition to his role at Chaucer, he is a member of the Council of Lloyd's and currently serves as Deputy Chairman. He is also Chairman of the Lloyd's Market Association Market Processes Committee.

Graham White

Graham White, Deputy Chairman
Graham White, Deputy Chairman

Graham White, has worked in the Lloyd's market since 1968, having graduated from Cambridge. He subsequently did an MBA at Cranfield, and has been a reinsurance broker, company secretary, and members' and managing agent. In addition, he has held a number of non-executive directorships both within and outside the Lloyd's market, and has also served on a number of committees and working parties. He is Deputy Chairman of Argenta Syndicate Management Ltd, and was elected to the Council of Lloyd's in 2006.

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Bill Knight
Bill Knight
Bill Knight, Deputy Chairman of Council.

Bill Knight is the Chairman of the Financial Reporting Review Panel, a director of the Financial Reporting Council and a Gambling Commissioner.  He is a solicitor and was formerly the Senior Partner of Simmons & Simmons, the international law firm, until his retirement in 2001. He is a nominated member of the Council of Lloyd's. He chairs Lloyd's Nominations, Appointments and Compensation Committee, Market Supervision and Review Committee and is deputy Chairman of the Audit Committee.

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Last updated on 02 Jun 2008