MEET THE GREENKITE TEAM
Founded by CEO Sara Ager and a team of insurance specialists, we have carefully curated a formidable, team of diverse industry experts, each with long standing track records in their respective fields.
Our team shares a real appreciation for the power of cross functional collaboration and a universal commitment to deep industry knowledge and excellent client service.
GREENKITE'S EXECUTIVE TEAM
SARA
AGER
Chief Executive Officer
Logical and creative in her approach, Sara, a solicitor, has worked in and for Lloyd’s managing agencies, Bermudian reinsurers, MGAs and brokers. Her particular strength is in helping businesses close the gap between ‘front-end’ commercial ambition and regulatory and legal requirements.
KAREN
STANFORD
Chief Experience Officer
Karen helps organisations define business transformation and operational improvement. Able to develop pragmatic solutions to business problems, she quickly understands the business environment, and help deliver results.
GEORGE
STURGESS
Chief Business Officer
George is an experienced leader in executive operations and transformation, adept at building and leading teams across various geographies. His expertise spans operations, assurance, project governance, transformation, and delivery within the financial services sector. George is passionate about fostering collaborative partnerships, driving collective growth, and harnessing synergies between organisations.
BEN
RYAN
Chief Finance Officer
An insurance finance leader with a great blend of operational and strategic acumen, Ben has held a range of senior positions up to Board level, within both Private Equity and FTSE organisations. Ben is passionate about developing people and teams, and ensuring finance functions are reputable and outward-looking.
TONY
DARWALL
Head of Business Development
An accomplished insurance professional with significant experience across both General Insurance and Lloyd’s. Tony has achieved success in senior roles within the Lloyd’s and Company markets and at director level with an independent MGA.
GREENKITE'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS
KAREN
GRAVES
Chair
A proven experienced insurance market professional at Director and NED level with a blend of operational and people management skills at local and Group level.
PAUL
LEACH
Non-Executive Director
Paul is a Human Resources, Organisational Development Consultant & Portfolio HR Director. Focussed on the bottom-line, he delivers pragmatic, commercially-driven HR solutions and is passionate about delivering sustainable business performance.
PAUL
COUSINS
Chief Growth Officer
With 40+ years in insurance, Paul began as a reinsurance underwriter, advancing to CUO. He transitioned to broking, leading as Global Head of Business Development at Aon Benfield Facultative. As Managing Director at AJG, then Executive Director at Kaufman Group, he specialises in aiding MGAs and insurers with capacity and operations.
TIM
JOHNSON
Non-Executive Director
An entrepreneurial accountant with more than 30+ years’ experience in wealth management, and employee benefits, Tim has acted in Financial Services roles from independent financial adviser to Group CEO. He brings a huge breadth of experience to our Board — and a great sense of humour!
