Board & committees

Nemone has over 25 years’ executive and non-executive experience in the financial services sector, across wholesale and retail, including as a former Finance Director on the main board of a stock exchange. Her board experience includes corporate governance, financial leadership, corporate finance, corporate communications, investor relations, regulatory liaison, risk and compliance and business development.
She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment, an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing and holds an MBA from Cranfield School of Management, and read PPE at Merton College, Oxford.

Ann-Marie joined the Society in 2006. She brought to the Society a wealth of marketing experience gained from over 20 years in the industry. She has held senior positions in various advertising and marketing agencies working on accounts such as Royal Bank of Scotland, Yorkshire Bank, Parcelforce and the NBrown Group. Since joining she has overseen the implementation of a ‘through the line’ website and is responsible for all communications issued by the Society. In 2011 she was made Marketing Director and joined the Board, taking a key role in revising its distribution strategy. In 2013 Ann-Marie was made Managing Director of the Society’s wholly owned subsidiary Financial Advice Network Limited and in January 2015 was appointed as Shepherds Group CEO.

Simon Pashby has over 30 years’ experience working in financial services. He has worked with a wide range of financial services organisations advising on risk, regulations and controls. Simon was an Audit Partner with KPMG, responsible for the audits of insurance, banking and investment companies. He now works as an independent Non-Executive Director, maintaining his financial accounting knowledge as a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
He chaired the Audit and Risk Committee of a large international medical indemnity mutual society and was a Non-Executive Director for a national building society, where he chaired the Risk Committee.

Cameron qualified as a Fellow of the Faculty and Institute of Actuaries in 1988. He has worked in the insurance industry for over 35 years not only in the UK but also in Europe and Asia. Cameron’s last executive position was as a Director and Chief Actuary for a UK mutual insurance company. Prior to that he held roles in risk, compliance, marketing and sales.

Mark has worked in the Financial Services sector for 35 years and has a broad range of experience across banking and insurance, having worked for both public companies and Mutual organisations.

His recent experience was as CEO of British Friendly, a mutual Income Protection provider and interim CEO of MetFriendly an affinity based with-profits mutual, providing savings and investment products to the Police family. He holds Non-Executive positions with Direct Life where he serves as Chairman, is a Committee member of Huntingdon racecourse as a Governor and Chair of the Finance and Operations Committee for the King’s School Ely.

Alison has experience in both the public and private sector, across multiple industries including financial services, technology, healthcare and charities. She is an accomplished and client focused business leader with a successful track record of business transformation ensuring financial growth, digital innovation and improved customer experience.

Alison was a finalist for Board Director of the Year in the UK Women in IT Awards 2021, recognising her contribution to technology enabled organisations, and support for diversity and inclusion. She is also the Interim Chair at Acivico Group Ltd. and on the Board of Auriga Services Ltd, alongside other posts.

Neil has over 25 years’ executive experience across media, retail, and consumer goods sectors. He held senior and board level digital and commercial roles in a range of corporate structures from global PLCs to private equity backed and AIM listed growth companies. With customer and technology led change as a specialism, he played lead roles in the teams that digitally transformed Argos in the UK and Heineken across Europe.

Alongside his duties at Shepherds Friendly, Neil is an advisor to a range of corporate clients and a Trustee on the Board of the Shaw Education Trust

Sam joined the Society in 2010. After a previous role as a software analyst, he has held a variety of roles in both Marketing and I.T. rising to Head of I.T. in 2016. Through delivery of the Society’s I.T. Strategy, he has played a key role in modernising the Society’s technological infrastructure to improve scalability and meet the needs of both our Members and the business. Sam was made Chief Operating Officer in 2017 and holds responsibility for the Claims & Underwriting, I.T. & Development and Project Management teams. Sam holds an MA in Philosophy from the University of Edinburgh.

Qualified actuary with 30 years’ experience working in the financial services sector. Before joining Shepherds Friendly, Christopher was a Director at OAC plc where he was responsible for the delivery of the firm’s professional services consultancy work. He has previously acted as Chief Actuary and With-Profits Actuary to a number of insurers in the UK.