David Stevens (businessman)

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David Stevens
Born
David Graham Stevens

January 1962 (age 59)
NationalityBritish
Education University of Oxford
INSEAD
OccupationBusinessman
TitleCEO, Admiral Group
Term2016-
Predecessor Henry Engelhardt

David Graham Stevens CBE (born January 1962) is a British businessman, and was CEO of Admiral Group from 2016-2020.

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Early life

David Graham Stevens, was born in January 1962. [1] He graduated from the University of Oxford. [2] He earned an MBA from INSEAD in 1988. [2]

Career

Stevens worked for McKinsey & Company from 1988 to 1991. [2]

In May 2015, it was announced that the founder of Admiral, Henry Engelhardt, would step down as CEO, and be replaced in 2016 by Stevens, the COO. [3]

In March 2020, Stevens announced his retirement as CEO of Admiral. [4]

Awards

Stevens was appointed a CBE in the 2010 Birthday Honours list "For services to the insurance industry and to charity". [5]

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References

  1. "Admiral Group plc". Companies House. Retrieved 29 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Dakers, Marion (24 April 2016). "Admiral Insurance co-founder: 'We were trying to get from Monday to Tuesday, not into the FTSE 100'". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  3. Treanor, Jill (14 May 2015). "Admiral insurance founder to step down after 25 years". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  4. News, Alliance (2020-03-05). "TOP NEWS: Admiral CEO Stevens To Step Down After". MorningstarUK. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  5. "Birthday Honours 2010: CSV". gov.uk. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
Business positions
Preceded by
Henry Engelhardt
CEO of Admiral Group
2016present
Incumbent