MEET THE TEAM
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 a seasoned executive operations and transformation leader and has built and led teams across diverse geographies across operations, assurance, project governance, transformation, and delivery within financial services. Passionate about fostering collaborative partnerships, George drives collective growth and harnesses synergies between organisations.
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.
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.
BUSINESS SERVICES
GEMMA
CURRY
Operations Manager
Gemma has a background in finance administration. She is a detail-oriented individual who works to ensure peak operational excellence throughout GreenKite, to drive continuous improvement and efficiency across our growing business.
SOPHIE
SINCLAIR
Operations Assistant
Sophie has a background in customer service and administration. With her excellent organisational skills, she provides administrative support across the operations function at GreenKite.
NICOLA
PERRY
People and Performance Manager
Nicola is an HR professional with over 10 years of experience in HR and the financial services industry. She delivers a wide range of commercially driven HR solutions from organisational design, talent management, employee experience, and diversity, equity and inclusion.
SAMANTHA
POWELL
Finance Officer
With a passion for finance, Sam brings over five years of experience in the sector, transitioning from a previous role as a police officer. As Finance Officer, she is dedicated to ensuring the financial health, stability, and efficiency of GreenKite. Committed to continuous professional development, Sam strives to stay ahead in the ever-evolving field of finance.
ASHLYN
PEEK
Senior Executive Assistant
Ashlyn has over 13 years of experience as an Executive Assistant in financial services. With exceptional organisational skills, she provides high-level administrative support to the CEO and Executive Team, ensuring smooth and efficient operations across GreenKite.
THE BOARD
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.
KASHA
MLEKO
Advisor
Kasha is currently engaged in the areas of ESG and sustainability in financial services, but has a background in marketing and business development. Critical and strategic in her thinking, she brings a refreshing perspective as an advisor to our Board.
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!
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.
