Leadership | Hood Group

Simon Hood

Chief Executive

Simon’s father, Bernard started the company in 1983. Simon joined the business in 1989 to set up and run the Sales and Marketing. He took over as Chief Executive in 1996.

Bruce Reid

Commercial Director

Having led a successful career in the UK financial services industry spanning over 20 years, Bruce joined us in 2004 as Managing Director for our intermediary brand, Select & Protect.

James Wallis

Chief Operating Officer

James’ commercial career spanned the boom and bust of the late 80’s housing market, before joining us as Head of Sales in 1994, going on to become a Director in 1997.

Mark Izzard

Hood Travel Director

Mark is a leading figure in the world of travel insurance distribution, having set up and been involved in many travel insurance brands over the last 15 years.

Gavin Dobson

Associate Director – Technology & Data

Gavin has been part of team since 2006 and has a wealth of experience in marketing and e-commerce, developing solutions and launching new propositions across the marketing mix.

Darren Seymour

Associate Director – Operations

Darren focuses on ensuring that the Group’s customer service teams continue to deliver the highest levels of customer care. With over 20 years’ experience in service delivery.

Gary Duggan

Chairman

Gary has a wealth of experience in our sector of the market. He was the Managing Director of Junction, which also worked with affinity partners. He then served as the Chief Executive of Saga Insurance and most recently worked as the CEO of Tesco Insurance.

Andy Homer

Non-Executive Director

Andy has over 30 years' experience in the insurance sector. As an angel investor he has backed more than 20 start-ups. Andy joined Hood Group as a Non Executive Director in 2018.

Adam Wright

ACII – Head of Compliance & Audit

Adam has worked in the insurance industry since 2005 in a variety of roles covering including claims and complaints with his current role encompassing compliance, risk management, and data protection.

Mark Snaith

Investment Director

Since joining Connection Capital in early 2018, his focus has been private equity investments into SMEs which are predominantly located in the south of England.

Rachel Mulheron

Associate Director - Pet

With over 25 years of experience in the insurance industry, Rachel has an impressive track record of success with established and start-up propositions in the Pet Insurance space.

Jennifer Omo-Olaye

Associate Director – Finance

Jennifer has over 23 years experience in financial services, serving in a variety of finance, reporting and Committee member roles. Jennifer sits on Hood Group’s board and leads all finance activities.