New Chief Executive Barry O'Dwyer joins Royal London

Barry joins from Standard Life Aberdeen where he was Head of Standard Life Aberdeen’s UK business covering pensions, savings, platforms and asset management. 

He started his career at Standard Life, a mutual insurance company, in 1988 and went on to hold a number of senior management positions in the company before moving on to roles at HBOS, Prudential and Standard Life Aberdeen.  He was previously a non-executive director at Phoenix.        

Upon taking up his new role, CEO Barry O’Dwyer said:

As a mutual Royal London has a great story to tell. It shares its profits with its customers and puts its customers firmly at the heart of its proposition development and service.
We are well-placed to continue to build a truly customer-centric and successful business.

Regulatory approval for Barry O’Dwyer’s appointment is in progress.