
Core teams
We understand that organisations cannot simply rely on a few key individuals, it’s why we’re not afraid to invest in the quality of all our people. Our core teams are the backbone of Aventum. Each specialist core team works in unity to provide the platform for the continued growth of our broking and underwriting businesses.

Marketing
Making an impact
Attracting audiences to engage with our broking and underwriting businesses through high-quality messaging
Group wide benefits
- Enhanced Distribution
- Brand Awareness
- Internal Communication
Innovation and a bold approach are at the heart of our marketing team, creating lasting impressions with our customers and delivering tangible results for our wider business. Our team has a clear track record in developing and launching new brands and products and they’re forever focused on continually enhancing our distribution. And, like everyone at Aventum, they’re never afraid to challenge the status quo.
The Team
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Matt Field
Marketing Director
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April Faint
Group Marketing Manager
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Sonia Roberts
Group Design Manager
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Libby Abbotts
Group Digital Marketing Manager
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Andrew Bajcar
Senior Digital Designer
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Rachael Berry
Group Marketing Executive
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Mark Richardson
Content Writer
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Kelly Mason
Studio Manager
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Risk Management
Managing risk exposures
Identification and implementation of risk management strategies to assist brokers and their clients, whilst contributing to positive returns for capacity partners
Group wide benefits
- Risk identification
- Loss prevention strategies
- Profitable underwriting
In today’s ever complex world, comprehensive and knowledgeable risk management is a critical part of the insurance process. Our deeply experienced risk management team combines the best of both worlds. A personal, hands-on approach sits alongside the latest digital technology. All with the sole aim of helping our brokers mitigate risks in their clients’ businesses.

Operations & IT
Maximising operational performance
Harnessing the latest in data and technology to make continual improvements to the Aventum operating platform.
Group wide benefits
- Global Cloud Infrastructure Platform
- Insurtech Deployment
- Continual Process Improvement
Digital transformation is a critical part of our ongoing story at Aventum. We use digital to increase the reach of our specialist products; to price our risks more accurately than our competitors; and to truly understand current and future trends. We know that people and digital work hand-in-hand to deliver the best possible results for our customers and capacity providers.
The Team
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Tom Downs
Chief Operating Officer
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Oral Fuat
Group IT Manager
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Natasha Aylen
Project Portfolio Manager
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Sam Hayman
IT Support Desk Assistant
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James Woodhouse
Product Developer
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Alisha Preedy
Group Facilities Manager
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Adam Broom
Head of Product Development
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Alex Curme
Senior Finance Project Manager
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David Hayden
Product Developer
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Dee Gurkan
Project Business Analyst
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Graham Millichap
Product Developer
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James Fairgrieve
Change Delivery Manager
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James Wilson
Group Operations Manager
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Joanne Lambe
Product Development Manager
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Ravi Vusika
MI Developer
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Yasir Mahamud
IT Services Executive
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Finance
Forecasting for the future
Delivering strong financial modelling to allow the group to plan for continued success and profitable growth
Group wide benefits
- Financial Forecasting
- Budget Control
- Payments & Invoicing
At the very foundations of Aventum, sits our finance team. From future financial modelling, to the everyday but crucially important tasks like paying our people and partners, they know their numbers inside out. And, thankfully, back to front.
The Team
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Keith Anderson
Chief Financial Officer
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Canan Oral
Director of Financial Operations
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Charlette Newland
Accounts Manager
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James Donohoe
Project Accountant
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Jane Woodward
Accounts Administrator
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Kerry Hurst
Account Manager
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Lisa Bannister-Kinsella
Senior Credit Controller
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Naomi Louguet
Finance Analyst
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Paul Lever
Head of Financial Planning & Analysis
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Pearly Ng
Group Financial Controller
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Rowena Jordan
Accounts Administrator
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Sarah Stone
Accounts Administrator
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Argee Santillan
Senior Group Reporting Manager
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Brooke Howard
Accounts Administrator
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Darren Emile
Finance Manager
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Fintan Fleming
Finance Assistant
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Keith Hardy
Accounts Administrator
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Mark Gibson
Senior Finance Project Manager
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Olivia Humphreys
Credit Controller
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Rebecca Allix
Credit Controller Technician
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Compliance
Maintaining control
Providing a solid group wide compliance structure with 'treating customers fairly' principles at the heart of everything we do
Group wide benefits
- Regulation Management
- CPD Monitoring
- Due Diligence
Whilst we are an organisation that revels in giving our people freedom to create the future, we take our regulatory responsibilities incredibly seriously. Our compliance team are commercially astute people who ensure that we always maintain the highest possible standards in everything we do across the Group.
The Team
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Simon Piggott
Chief Risk Officer
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Grant Peters
Head of Compliance
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Lawrenceia Osei
Compliance Officer
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Louise Fox
Compliance Officer
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Justine Peters
Compliance Administrator
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Eleftheria Papadopoulou
Compliance Monitoring Assistant
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Shafeek Alyas
Senior Compliance Officer
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HR
Putting people first
Making Aventum the home of choice for people and teams via a market leading employee benefits and remuneration program
Group wide benefits
- Talent Recruitment
- Employee Benefits
- Training & Development
When we began life, we did so with two key principles. To always make insurance better and to always employ the best people our industry has to offer. Our HR team make sure that we remain true to those, as well as embedding our group culture of never standing still, always challenging complacency and forever believing anything is possible.
The Team
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Neil Milner
Chief People Officer
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Jonathan Sparham
HR Officer
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Cosmina Pircalabescu
Human Resources Coordinator
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Demi Starck
Human Resources Coordinator
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Ali Foroshani
Talent Manager
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James Fewtrell
Corporate Wellbeing Officer
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Lucy Orpwood
Senior Talent Advisor
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Data & Analytics
Managing underwriting performance
Embedding the culture of an insurer with an actuarial approach to pricing and distribution to provide stability and longevity in our underwriting partnerships
Group wide benefits
- Profitable Underwriting
- Product Distribution
- Data Segmentation
Our significant investment in data management and actuarial services has allowed us to develop market leading capacity management strategies, managing capital as if it were our own, generating positive returns and delivering global distribution at pace.