Chesnara appoints Mark Hesketh to its Board as Independent Director

– UK, Preston – Chesnara plc (LON:CSN) today announced the appointment of Mark Hesketh as independent Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. Mark will join the Chesnara plc Nomination & Governance Committee and Audit & Risk Committee as well as becoming a Non‐Executive Director on the Board and Audit & Risk Committee of Countrywide Assured plc.

Chairman Peter Mason commented:‘I am delighted to be able to announce the appointment of Mark who will bring valuable experience, insight and skills which will be of significant benefit to the Group.’

About Mark Hesketh

Mark has extensive financial and operational experience in financial services across country and channel boundaries, managing significant complexity, scale and diversity including in M&A and risk management. He has held senior roles in Standard Life plc and Royal Bank of Scotland plc. Mark is an NED with Centre for Ageing Better, Bethany Christian Trust, Stonebridge International Insurance Ltd and Powza Ltd and has also held Directorships with Standard Life plc, Scottish Financial Enterprise Ltd and Direct Line plc.

About Chesnara

Chesnara plc, which listed on the London Stock Exchange in May 2004, is the owner of Countrywide Assured plc, Movestic Livförsäkringar AB and Chesnara Holdings BV. Chesnara Holdings BV is the intermediate holding company of ‘Waard Group’ and ‘Scildon’.

  • CA plc is a UK life assurance subsidiary that is closed to new business.
  • Movestic, a Swedish life assurance company which originally focused on pensions and savings.
  • The Waard Group, a Netherlands-based Group comprising three closed book insurance companies and a servicing company.

For more information : https://www.chesnara.co.uk

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