The Board
Our Board are responsible for the overall direction of the Company and setting the Company’s values and standards.
Introducing our Board
Jim McLaren MBE
Chairman
Jim was appointed to the Board in 2012 and appointed Chairman in 2019. He is also Chair of the Nomination Committee. Jim served as President of NFU Sc…
Nick Turner
Group Chief Executive
Nick was appointed NFU Mutual Group Chief Executive in April 2021. He was appointed to the Board in 2013 and was previously Sales and Agency Director…
Jon Bailie
Non-Executive Director
Jon was appointed to the Board in 2018. He is Senior Independent Director and is Chair of the Board Investment Committee and of the Board of NFU Mutua…
Ali Capper
Non-Executive Director
Ali was appointed to the Board in 2018 and is Chair of the Remuneration Committee. She is Chair of Horticulture Crop Protection Ltd, Executive Chair o…
John Deane
Non-Executive Director
John was appointed to the Board in 2022. He is Chair of the With-Profits Committee and Chair of the Trustee of the Group’s Staff Retirement Benefit Sc…
Alan Fairhead
Non-Executive Director
Alan was appointed to the Board in 2020, is Chair of the Board Risk Committee and a member of the Nominations Committee. A Chartered Insurer and Fello…
Rachel Kelsall
Customer Services Director
Rachel was appointed to the Board in 2023. With a focus on driving outstanding levels of customer service and satisfaction, Rachel’s responsibilities…
Richard Morley
Finance Director
Richard joined NFU Mutual in 2011 and was appointed to the Board in 2018. His responsibilities include Financial & Regulatory Reporting, Financial Pla…
David Roper
Non-Executive Director
David was appointed to the Board in 2019 and is Chair of the Audit Committee. He graduated from Cambridge University with a degree in Music and subseq…
Sarah Simpson
Non-Executive Director
Sarah was appointed to the Board in 2024. She is Director of Simpson Farms Ltd, a Trustee at the Hannah Dairy Research Foundation, and sits on the Tar…
Dave Smith
Non-Executive Director
Dave was appointed to the Board in 2023 and is a member of the Audit, Risk, and Remuneration Committees. He served as Managing Director of the persona…
Nick Watson
Sales & Agency Director
Nick was appointed to the Board in 2021 as Sales and Agency Director. He has over 30 years of financial services experience including both Life and Ge…