Alderman Bronek Masojada | |
|---|---|
| Sheriff of London | |
| In office 28 September 2023 –27 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Marsden |
| Succeeded by | David Chalk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Bronislaw Edmund Masojada 31 December 1961 Durban,Natal,South Africa |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Jane Lamont (m. 1986) |
| Residence(s) | Woldingham,Surrey,UK |
| Alma mater | UKZN (BSc) Trinity College,Oxford (MPhil) |
| Profession | Insurer |
| Website | www.hiscoxgroup.com |
Alderman Bronek Masojada FRSA (born Bronislaw Edmund Masojada,31 December 1961),is a British businessman and insurer,CEO of Hiscox from 2000 to 2021. [1]
Elected Alderman for Billingsgate Ward in 2019,Masojada served as a Sheriff of London for 2023/24. [2]
Of Polish descent and raised in the Catholic faith,the elder son of Milek Masojada (1929–2015),an engineer,and Shirley née Johnston, [3] his great-aunt was the Righteous Felicja Masojada (1898–1943). [4]
Educated at Durban High School before reading Civil Engineering at the University of KwaZulu-Natal,where he graduated BSc,Masojada then pursued Management Studies as a Rhodes Scholar at Trinity College,Oxford,receiving the postgraduate degree of MPhil. [5]
Masojada completed national service as a Second Lieutenant in the South African Army (1983–84). [6]
Masojada worked for McKinsey &Company from 1989 to 1993. He then joined Hiscox in 1993,became Chief Executive in 2000 and stepped down in 2021. [7] Masojada was a Deputy Chairman of Lloyd's of London from 2001 to 2007,and Chairman of the Lloyd's Tercentenary Research Foundation from 2008 to 2014. [8]
Masojada was appointed Chairman of SiriusPoint Ltd [9] [10] (from June 2023),and a Director of Brown &Brown [11] (from January 2023),and of Pool Re (from June 2015). A Past President of the Insurance Institute of London, [12] he also serves as Chairman of Lloyd's Underwriting Agents Association [13] and the East End Community Foundation, [14] and as a member of the Council of Lloyd's. [15] He is also a board member of Policy Placement Limited. [16]
Elected Alderman for the Ward of Billingsgate since 2019, [17] Masojada served as one of the two Sheriffs of London for 2023/24, [18] and has been recommended by the Court of Aldermen (subject to election) to be the 699th Lord Mayor of London for 2027/28. [19]
A member of the Lord Mayor's Appeal Fundraising Board, [20] Masojada served as Master of the Worshipful Company of Insurers for 2013/14, [21] and supports the Order of Malta in its humanitarian work. [22]
:Member of the Order of St John (2023) [23] In 1986 Masojada married Jane née Lamont,a figurative and portrait artist. [24] They have five children:Adam (m. 2019 Rosanna Carson,granddaughter of the Hon. James Bruce), [25] Michaela,Lara,Dominik and Marek, [26] and live at Woldingham,Surrey.
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