Simon Wainwright is Executive Vice President, Head of EMEA. Simon is responsible for leading the management and growth of RGA’s businesses and operations in the UK and Ireland, Continental Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. He is a member of RGA’s Executive Committee.
Simon has more than 30 years of strategic and global leadership experience in financial services. Prior to joining RGA in 2012 he worked for HSBC for 15 years in roles as varied as CEO HSBC Bank Ireland during the global financial crisis, COO, Global Commercial & Corporate Banking, and Managing Director Insurance, EMEA. He has also held executive leadership roles with Lloyds Banking Group and Nationwide Building Society.
He holds a Bachelor of Science in banking practice and management from the Institute of Financial Services, School of Finance (formerly the Chartered Institute of Banking), a diploma in Management Studies from Oxford Business School, and an MBA from Henley Business School. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and a Chartered Director and Fellow of the Institute of Directors.