Catherine Barton was appointed commercial director
Catherine Barton has been appointed as the new commercial director of Ki. Ki is an all-digital, algorithm-driven Lloyds of London syndicate.
As a member of Ki’s Executive Management Committee, Catherine Barton will report directly to Mark Allan, the company’s CEO.
As a commercial director, Barton will have key responsibilities including managing Ki’s financial performance, nurturing business alliances, and working closely with the management group to execute Ki’s business strategy and growth plans.
Catherine worked as Chief Insurance Officer at Zego and Chief Financial Officer at Talbot Underwriting Limited before joining Ki.
She has also been a partner at EY and Deloitte and has held senior positions at Bupa UK. Previously, Barton held the position of Non-Executive Director at Saber Insurance Group from 2017 to 2021.
“We are thrilled to welcome someone of Catherine’s level to Ki. Having held executive positions with several well-known and reputable companies, she provides significant knowledge in both insurance and finance. Our attention is now shifting to Ki’s upcoming stage of growth and development since our data-driven and digital strategy has reached a substantial level of scale. The addition of Catherine to our management team will have a significant positive impact on growing our underwriting footprint, improving our portfolio, and fostering connections with both new and current trading partners, said Mark Allan, CEO of Ki, in response to the hiring.
Catherine Barton, commented: “Having observed the creation and early impressive growth of Ki from the outside, I’m delighted to be joining the business as it builds on the strong foundations it has established over the last couple of years. I have been impressed by the team at Ki and what has been delivered so far, which is bringing alive the potential of data-led, algorithmically-driven decision-making. I’m looking forward to being part of the management team and helping to shape the next phase of Ki’s development.”
Find out more about Catherine and her role here: Catherine Barton
