Direct Line Insurance Group plc announced that Jane Poole will join the Board in October 2024, succeeding Neil Manser who has been in post since January 2021. Jane is a highly experienced CFO with extensive general insurance knowledge following a long and successful career building high performance teams in the financial services industry. Since 2021, she has been CFO for Aviva's UK and Ireland General Insurance business, driving business performance and improving profitability.

Prior to this, Jane was CFO for Royal & Sun Alliance (RSA) UK & International businesses having held senior Finance roles at the insurer since 2006. Jane qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers. Neil has been with the Group since 2011 and CFO since January 2021.

Neil was instrumental in the Group's successful IPO in 2012 and has helped to steer the business through a series of external challenges in recent years. Neil will remain as CFO until Jane arrives to ensure an orderly transition of responsibilities.