Women in reinsurance
PrOFILE Name:
Jayne Styles
Company: Amlin Job:
Chief investment officer Timeline: 2002—Joined Amlin
As CIO and a member of the executive management committee, Jayne Styles directs investment strategy for Amlin’s £4.25 billion-plus funds under management, which are run globally on a multi-asset, multi-manager basis. She joined Amlin in 2002 and since then investments have contributed more than 40 percent of the group’s profits and have outperformed the competition by more than 1 percent per annum.
Prior to joining Amlin, Styles worked as an independent management consultant advising a number of blue chip companies, while completing an Executive MBA at Cranfield University School of Management. She has previously held the position of head of international equities at Halifax Fund Management, where she established and ran a wide range of international portfolios.
“It is hard to identify one highlight, but being able to build up a track record of delivering consistent incremental outperformance throughout my career has to be a cumulative highlight,” says Styles who adds jokingly that you are “still only as good as your next results”.
As Styles explains, there are always challenges along the
way. “Being a contrarian can be challenging at times, such as reducing risk when others are adding and chasing returns or having the courage to buy things that others are selling, such as credit in Q1 2009 or Italian and Spanish sovereign debt in the second half of 2011.
“The reward/risk balance may look compelling but it still
requires you to have the courage of your convictions.” A well rounded patron of the industry, Styles is a member of the
UK Society of Investment Professionals, a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Bankers, an associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, and a qualified executive coach.
Encouraged by the Amlin board, Styles is now looking for a NED to further her already extensive experience.
“Being able to build up a track record of delivering consistent incremental outperformance throughout my career has to be a cumulative highlight.”
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