Welcome to The Insurance Institute of Leeds. Taking on the role of President for 2022/2023 is quite a challenge for me. However, The Insurance Institute of Leeds has gone from strength to strength and I can’t wait to be involved In the next twelve months with the support of the council.

I would like to use my year to raise awareness for emerging professionals around the career that this industry can provide. The last two years have been very difficult for everyone due to the global impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic and I am overly cautious of those who have started a career in the sector during this time.

I have been very fortunate to have benefitted from help and training from many experienced people, so far enabling me to achieve qualifications and a successful role in the organisation that I work in. As such, I plan to start a mentoring scheme to provide opportunities for emerging professionals to benefit from the wealth of experience across the Leeds market.

I hope that this year will be more ‘normal’ whatever that looks like and as a council we are looking to adapt to the ‘new normal’ with virtual and in person events across education.