Ashok has over 25 years' experience in the life insurance industry, including positions as Director of Group Strategy at CGU (now Aviva), Finance Director and Actuary of Scottish Amicable and Principal of Tillinghast Towers Perrin. He has also built two successful technology-based businesses, one sponsored by Lloyd's of London. He has been a Council member of the Faculty of Actuaries, and is currently a Non-Executive Director of Skandia UK