Executive Director, Group Chief Executive
John Pearmund joined the Group as Chief Executive Officer in 2004. A qualified accountant, prior to joining Domestic & General John was Chief Executive of the Wine Society, a mutual serving its membership with wines and spirits by mail order. John had previously been Chief Executive of Freemans PLC, a catalogue home shopping company selling fashion and home products.
Executive Director, Managing Director
Ken joined Domestic & General in 1986 and was promoted to the main Board in 1999. A chartered insurer, he has been the Managing Director of our warranty division since July 2002 and has overseen the Group's warranty development in both in the UK and International markets. Ken's background is in Sales and Marketing and he was previously with Commercial Union.
Executive Director, Group Finance Director
Paul Lee joined the Domestic & General Group in March 2007. He was previously Deputy Chief Financial Officer of Enodis PLC, a FTSE 250 engineering company. Paul is a chartered accountant and an Associate of the Institute of Taxation. He trained with Arthur Andersen, including time in their tax practice. His early commercial experience was at Peek PLC, a UK listed electronics company, and Ocean Group PLC, the logistics business, where he obtained operational experience in Europe.
Executive Director, Group Marketing Director
Mark Berryman joined Domestic & General in January 1999 and progressed rapidly through a number of sales and marketing roles before being appointed as Commercial Director in October 2006 at the age of 29. Mark was appointed Marketing & Commercial Director in January 2009 and Group Marketing Director in December 2010. He was promoted to the main Board on 1st September 2011. Mark is a Chartered Insurer and a member of the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Head of Country - Australia
Brett joined Domestic & General in April 2011, from GE Capital, where he was General Manager for the Insurance Division. Prior to this Brett held senior roles in GE Capital Cards businesses and Macquarie Bank in the Consumer Lending Division. He brings over 15 years Financial Services and Insurance experience .