Download Group Head of People and Culture appointed for Aioi Nissay Dowa

GroupHeadofPeopleandCultureappointedforAioiNissayDowaInsurance
CompanyofEuropeandInsureTheBox
www.aioinissaydowa.eu
AndyPreacherhasbeenappointedGroupHeadofPeopleandCultureUKatAioiNissayDowa
Insurance Company of Europe Limited (ANDIE), which acquired the majority stake in Box
InnovationGroupLimited–theownerofInsureTheBox–inMarch2015.InthisroleAndywill
lead a specialist cross-group team to support the business in developing engaged and highperformingemployees.
PriortojoiningAioiNissayDowa,AndyfulfilledHRpositionsforthelikesofGEMoney,Santander,
theBBCand,mostrecently,LSLPropertyServices.
Andycomments:“Workinginthisrolemeansbeingapartofanexcitingandpassionateteam.
We’rehelpingtobuildthebusinessofthefutureandinanyorganisationit’sthepeoplethat
createvalue.
ANDIEaretheEuropeansubsidiaryofMS&ADHoldings,oneofAsia’slargestinsurers.InsureThe
Box is a pioneering telematics insurance provider and is currently the UK’s largest black box
insuranceproviderwithover3billionmilesofdrivingdata.
“Across the ANDIE group, we’re constantly pushing boundaries and this is reflected in the
ambitions of my team. The days of the traditional Human Resources team are dead. Our
challengeistoadaptandinnovatetoremainrelevantinanincreasinglycomplexandambiguous
world.“Withoutadapting,testingandaskingquestions,we’reindangerofallowingthebusiness
tobecomeoneofthecrowd.
“Thebusinessisatapivotalstageinitsdevelopmentandthepeopleweemployarefundamental
tooursuccess.We’recurrentlyexpandingourInsureTheBoxNewcastleofficeinordertobring
theentire300+NorthEastteamunderoneroof;ensuringthatourpeoplestrategyandculture
isalignedisvital.
“To support this, my team are taking a different direction to previously and refocusing on
“People” and not just operational efficiency; empowering employees and managers to make
decisions;andmovingfrompureHRcompliancetobuildingcapabilityandconfidence.Basically:
treatingpeopleaspeople.
“Weareadifferentbusinesstotheoneweweretwoyearsagoandmyambitionistomakethe
most of this by shaping environments and experiences that enable great people to do great
work.”
ENDS
March2017
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NotestoEditors
AioiNissayDowaInsuranceCompanyofEuropeLimited(ANDIE)
ANDIEisasubsidiaryoftheJapaneseinsurancegiantMS&ADHoldings,oneofAsia’slargestinsurers.
Withaprincipalfocusonprovidingauto-centricinsuranceproducts,eitherdirectlyoronbehalfof
strategicpartners,ANDIEoffersbothretailandcorporateproductswiththeapproachtailoredtobest
meetthelocalneeds.
CurrentlytheonlyJapaneseinsureroperatingintheUKRetailandMotorInsurancesector,ANDIE
acquiredthemajoritystakeinInsureTheBoxLimited,thelargesttelematicsinsuranceproviderinthe
UK,inMarch2015.Othersubsidiariesincludealifecompany,AioiNissayDowaLifeInsuranceofEurope
(ANDLIE),aswellasToyotaInsuranceManagement(TIM),whichprovidesToyota'sinsuranceexpertise.
ANDIEhasacloseworkingpartnershipwithToyotaMotorCorporation,thelargestsingleshareholderof
MS&ADHoldings.