Bupa today appointed John Lorimer to its Board as a non-executive director, with effect from 1 July 2011.
During an extensive commercial career of over 33 years , of which 22 years were spent in financial services, Mr Lorimer has held senior executive positions in five global locations, and for companies including Standard Chartered and Citigroup. He has considerable experience of working in the Asia and Australasia regions, running both businesses and group functions including finance and regulatory risk.
Announcing the appointment Lord Leitch, Chairman of Bupa, said:
“John’s career in financial services and his extensive experience of working internationally in areas where Bupa has a significant presence will bring valuable expertise and insight to the Board. We look forward to welcoming him to Bupa.”
Born and educated in New Zealand, Mr Lorimer is currently chairman of the UK’s Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) Bank, a trustee of CAF and sits on the Board of the Welsh National Opera. He is also a non executive director of International Personal Finance plc and Aberdeen New Dawn Investment Trust plc.
Source : Bupa
