Brokerage ICAP poaches Hiscox’s long-serving senior executive
ICAP hired Stuart Bridges from insurance firm Hiscox yesterday, appointing him as the brokerage’s new group finance director.
Bridges has been Hiscox’s chief finance officer since 1999 and is a long-serving board member and executive director.
“Stuart brings valuable experience and an impressive track record in the global financial services industry and I am delighted that he is joining ICAP,” said chief executive Michael Spencer.
“It is an exciting time to be joining ICAP: we are focused on investing further in expanding our product portfolio and services into areas where we see potential and redeploying our energies on our market leading assets.”
Bridges, a 54-year old accountant, has also worked at Henderson Global Investors and has roles at the Association of British Insurers and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.