Ian Maidens

Head of Mergers & Acquisitions, aged 44

Ian Maidens was Group Chief Actuary and Head of Corporate Development at Resolution plc.

He was appointed to the Resolution plc board in July 2006 and remained in this role until shortly after completion of the acquisition of Resolution plc by Pearl Group Ltd, leaving to join Resolution Operations LLP in September 2008. He had initially joined Resolution Life Group Limited as Group Chief Actuary in early 2005, prior to the merger with Britannic Group plc. Mr Maidens was previously a Principal in the UK life consulting practice of Tillinghast, the global provider of actuarial and management consulting services, in which role he had advised Resolution Life Group Limited on its formation from early 2003. During his time at Tillinghast, Mr Maidens specialised in advising companies on mergers, acquisitions and financial reconstructions, and on the financial management of with-profits funds generally. Prior to joining Tillinghast in 1997, he spent 11 years at life insurer National Provident Institution in a variety of roles, latterly that of Deputy Actuary.