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Kathy Byrne

Actuary and insurance professional, Financial Services

Kathy Byrne is looking for selective Non Executive Director (NED) roles in the UK.

Kathy Byrne's Bio:

Kathy Byrne has worked in financial services for almost thirty years and has an eclectic mixture of experience in insurance and cash deposit fields. As an actuarial consultant and insurance specialist she helps insurance companies create and price new products, manage risk effectively and ensures that regulatory requirements are met.   A published author, Kathy equips savers with the knowledge to manage their savings more effectively so that they are protected from financial meltdown and earning the best interest rates.   She is a part owner of a vineyard in Mendoza, Argentina and the first wine, Alpasión 2011 Malbec, was awarded 90 ‘parker’ points by Wine Advocate magazine.

Kathy Byrne's Experience:

  • Non Executive Director at COL Wine Limited

    February 2016 - Present | British Virgin Islands

    COL Wine Ltd owns and manages Alpasión Vineyard and Lodge in the Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina. There are currently 3 lines of wine produced: Alpasión Malbec, Alpasión Private Selection and What About Me. Alpasión Lodge, has 6 luxurious double guest rooms, each with a unique style based on one of the elements: metal, wood, earth, air, water, fire. http://www.alpasion.com

  • Actuarial and Insurance Consultant at Askis Limited

    February 2010 - Present | Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire

    Askis provides actuarial and business consultancy to financial services companies. Examples of consultancy work include a current project for pricing credit life and disability insurance for 12 European countries and actuarial advice to a unit linked offshore life company. Speaker on financial services topics including Behavioural Finance: ‘How Behavioural Economics might be applied at the FCA’ and The Psychology of Money. Askis is the publisher of “Where Have My Savings Gone? The Insider’s Guide To Protecting Your Savings in Tough Times ….. No Matter What”, which is Kathy Byrne’s first business book.

  • Head of Group Investment Business at Cardif Pinnacle

    October 2002 - Present | Borehamwood, Hertfordshire

    Responsible for all aspects of Cardif Pinnacle's investment business from the design of new products through to service delivery. This included sales, marketing, administration and IT. Increased investment premiums from £88m to over £1bn in five years. Improved profitability of investment business by reducing direct expenses and increasing turnover and margins. Carried out primary research with investment customers looking at how people make financial decisions and how these are impacted by biases and behavioural economics. Member of Investment Committee and director of 2 group companies. Worked closely with other BNP Paribas businesses in the UK.

  • Group Actuarial Director at Pinnacle Insurance plc

    January 1994 - Present | Borehamwood, Hertfordshire

    Managed Actuarial team covering reserving and pricing. Responsible for product pricing of all product lines. This included investment bonds, structured products, enhanced annuities, credit life and disability for the life insurance business. On the general insurance side this included all creditor underwriting and pricing for other personal lines business such as personal accident, health insurance, motor insurance and pet insurance. Responsible for actuarial work in overseas subsidiaries including Ireland, South Africa and Sweden. Creditor insurance paper entitled Unemployment Past, Present and Future published by the Staple Inn Actuarial Society. Presented in London, Dublin and Guernsey.

  • Product Development Actuary at Citibank Life / British National Life

    June 1987 - Present | Haywards Heath

    Design and pricing of unit linked life and pensions products including structured products. Project manager for new product implementation. Managed quotation and projection systems.

  • Director & Savings Specialist at intelliCash

    June 2011 - March 2015 | Tunbridge Wells

    Kathy Byrne was co-founder, director and shareholder of Intelligent Cash Management Limited, the company set up to market intelliCash. An independent savings solution specially designed for people with at least £100,000 to place in savings. intelliCash takes a proactive approach to spreading risk by placing cash across a range of regulated banks and building societies covered by the FSCS so not more than £85,000 is placed with any one financial institution. A panel of 16 banks ensures that clients get good interest rates on their cash deposits so that their savings work hard for them every day.

  • Actuarial Student at Hymans Robertson

    October 1984 - May 1987 | London

    Life and Pensions consulting, including valuations, premium rate and transfer value calculations

Kathy Byrne's Education:

  • INSEAD

    2009 – 2009
    Challenge of Leadership

  • Henley Management College

    2002 – 2005
    MBA
    Concentration: Dissertation research "How Do Consumers Evaluate Risk In Financial Products?" published in Journal of Financial Services Marketing.
    Activities: Behavioural Economics. Member of Henley Finance Club

  • Imperial College London

    1981 – 1984
    Bsc
    Concentration: Maths

Kathy Byrne's Interests & Activities:

Skiing: member of Ski Club of Great Britain. Golf: member at Wexham Park, play most weekends. Travel: especially Latin America. Wine tasting: part owner of a vineyard in the Uco Valley, Mendoza, Argentina. Have WSET Level 2 and 3 Awards in wines and spirits.




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