Penny James is a British businesswoman, and the chief executive (CEO) of Direct Line Group (DLG) since May 2019.

Career

James worked at Omega Insurance and Zurich before joining Prudential Plc, where her roles have included chief risk officer. She also served as a non-executive director of Admiral Group between 2015 and 2017. In 2017, she left Prudential to join the Direct Line Group as chief financial officer. At the time, she was the only woman on the executive committee of DLG. In May 2019, James succeeded

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as CEO of Direct Line Group.

References

Living people British women chief executives 1969 births Alumni of the University of Bath People educated at Millfield PricewaterhouseCoopers people Prudential plc people {{UK-business-bio-stub