Sandy Leitch

Appointed to the board of United Business Media in January 2005, He currently chairs the National Employment Panel, which advises government on employment issues and has recently been appointed to chair an independent review of skills in the UK. He is deputy chair of the Commonwealth Education Fund and non-executive Director of Lloyds-TSB plc and Bupa. He is also chairman of Intrinsic Financial Services. Sandy was previously chairman and chief executive of Zurich Financial Services (UK, Ireland, Southern Africa and Asia Pacific), holding senior positions at Allied Dunbar, Eagle Star and Threadneedle. He was also chairman of The Association of British Insurers. Sandy was appointed to the House of Lords in 2004.

Affiliations

From the House of Lords Register of Interests

Remunerated directorships

• Non-executive Director, United Business Media plc
• Non-executive Director, BUPA
• Non-executive Director, Lloyds TSB Group plc
• Non-executive Director, Lloyds TSB Bank plc
• Non-executive Director, Paternoster UK Ltd
• Non-executive Chairman, Intrinsic FS Ltd
• Chairman, BUPA (appointed on 13 October due to take up appointment on 1 November 2006) (31 October 2006)

Significant shareholdings

• Investor in Intrinsic Financial Services Ltd

Office-holder in voluntary organisations

• Deputy Chairman of Commonwealth Education Fund
• Founding Vice President of 'CARES' (employee volunteering) - subdivision of Business in the Community
• Chairman of Leitch Review of Skills (unpaid) (independent review of skills in the UK - voluntary post)
• Chairman, National Employment Panel Ltd (unpaid)

Voluntary organisations

• Chairman of the National Employment Panel
• Director of Albert Court Management Committee (Residents' Association for my London residence)
• Member, Advisory Council of Acciptor (unpaid)