’It’s a great privilege to have been appointed as chief executive of the CII group,’ says new appointee
The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has revealed that Mathew Hill will succeed Alan Vallance as its new chief executive.
In October 2023, it was announced that Vallance would leave the body to become the new top boss of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
A statement released today (15 January 2024) said Hill will take on Vallance’s former role in early April, with Gill White remaining as acting group chief executive until then.
Hill said: “It’s a great privilege to have been appointed as chief executive of the CII group.
“I have been very impressed by the CII’s very clear intent to provide first-rate sector leadership on behalf of its committed and passionate membership and to deliver the highest professional standards for the benefit of public trust in the insurance, financial planning and mortgage advice professions.
“I will do everything I can to help it achieve those goals.”
Experience
Hill will bring more than two decades of experience to the role, with him having worked in the food safety, animal health, alcohol, civil contingencies, broadcasting, gambling and creative industries as well as healthcare regulation.
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He was most recently the chief executive of the Legal Services Board, a position he took on in 2019.
Prior to this, he was the executive director of strategy at the General Dental Council and director of regulatory risk and analysis at the Gambling Commission.
Dr Helen Phillips, chair of the CII group board, said: “We are delighted to have been able to appoint Matthew from a field of very strong candidates.
“Matthew brings a vast breadth of experience from a 20-year career in the civil service and his current position as chief executive of the legal services board.
“The CII group board is convinced that his leadership, combined with the energy of our members and the commitment, hard work and deep technical and sectoral expertise of our organisation’s staff, will enable the CII group to achieve the goals and ambitions set out in our five-year strategic plan launched last year.”
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