Chris Pitt

Group Impact Director

Chris is responsible for Ecclesiastical’s responsible business practices and leads the Corporate Responsibility strategy for the UK and overseas businesses.

Prior to this role, Chris gained extensive experience in corporate communications, including managing communications teams, overseeing reputation management, employee engagement and corporate responsibility.

Mark Hews was appointed Group Chief Executive in May 2013 and was previously Group Chief Financial Officer. He was appointed to the Board in June 2009 and appointed to the Board of MAPFRE RE in December 2013. He also became a Trustee of The Windsor Leadership Trust in November 2017.

Experience

He was formerly a Director of HSBC Life and Chief Executive of M&S Life. Prior to this he was Finance Director at Norwich Union Healthcare. He started his financial career at Deloitte (formerly Bacon and Woodrow) as a consultant and actuary.