Senior Leadership Team
Giles Reading
Chief Executive Officer
A leading legal expenses industry expert, Giles is committed to building Irwell’s portfolio and presence within the commercial insurance industry.
Giles has guided Irwell to produce impressive results with his unwavering commitment to market-leading products, high client retention rates and providing an opportunity-rich workplace for staff.
Christopher Breakwell
Chief Risk Officer (ACII)
With 20 years’ industry experience, Christopher joined Irwell Insurance as Head of Underwriting and is now a board director. He is integral to Irwell’s rapid growth and has led the implementation of Consumer Duty.
He is passionate about delivering innovative, compliant solutions to help mitigate business risk within an ever-evolving regulatory environment.
David Rimmington
Chief Financial Officer
Prior to joining Irwell, David trained as a chartered accountant with KPMG and has over 30 years’ experience in financial management within the life assurance and banking sectors.
David has held several senior financial management positions within the Royal London Group including Head of Group Management Reporting and most recently as Group Finance Director for Chesnara plc.
Chris Garnett
Head of Underwriting
With many years commercial insurance experience, Chris is an inspirational leader who has developed extensive knowledge in liability underwriting and a solid understanding of commercial lines.
Mentored by industry experts across the Manchester & London markets, he is known for his solution focused approach to underwriting, technical expertise and nurturing fresh talent.
Russell Thompson
Claims Manager
Russell has over 20 years commercial claims experience in commercial liability, long and short tail industrial disease, property, and construction PI.
Throughout his career he has specialised in counter fraud investigation, client-vendor management and large and complex losses at RSA and Swiss Re. He is passionate about training and mentoring claims handlers of the future.
Mike Ward
Head of Finance
Mike has over 17 years’ experience working in finance positions within the insurance and financial services sector. Since joining Irwell, he has provided strategic insight and technical insurance accounting expertise within the team.
Mike brings a wealth of experience in regulatory returns in particular Solvency II, long-term insurance reserving and run off modelling, policy database software design and building high functioning teams within an expanding business.