JLT hires group finance boss from Barclays

Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) has hired Charlie Rozes as group finance director.

He replaces Mike Reynolds who was appointed as chief executive of JLT Re in August 2014.

Rozes will join JLT on 1 September 2015 and, subject to FCA approval, will be appointed group finance director, reporting to group chief executive Dominic Burke.

As a result of the changes Rozes will join the board as an executive director and will also be a member of the group executive committee. Reynolds will step down from the board on that date, but will remain a member of the group executive committee.

Rozes joins JLT from Barclays, where, he has held the role of global head of investor relations since 2011.

Prior to that, he was chief financial officer of Barclays UK Retail and Business Banking.

Burke said: “[Rozes] is a highly-regarded and extremely accomplished finance professional whose extensive experience in the financial services sector will be of immense value to JLT.

“[He] will play a pivotal role in the next stage of JLT’s growth and I very much look forward to working with him.

“I would like to thank Mike for the excellent contribution he made as group finance director, in particular, the instrumental role he played in the acquisition of Towers Watson Re in 2013.

“I have tremendous confidence in his ability to lead JLT Re and know that he will continue to take this important business from strength to strength.”