Paul Geddes (businessman)

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Paul Geddes is a British businessman.

Geddes earned a PPE degree from the University of Oxford.

He was the chief executive (CEO) of Direct Line Insurance Group, a FTSE 250 company, until May 2019. [1] [2] [3] He was succeeded as CEO of Direct Line by Penny James. [4]

Geddes was a non-executive director of Channel Four Television Corporation. [5] Geddes joined Evelyn Partners in July 2023 and was appointed as Chief Executive Officer on 6 October 2023. [6]

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References

  1. "Paul Geddes | Direct Line Insurance Group". Directlinegroup.com. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  2. Christopher Williams (20 May 2017). "Direct Line boss Paul Geddes joins ITV chief executive auditions". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  3. "ITV auditions Direct Line chief exec for leading role | City A.M". City A.M. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
  4. Gangcuangco, Terry (10 May 2019). "Direct Line Group names interim CFO as Penny James takes on top post". Insurance Business. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  5. Channel 4. "New Board Appointments for Channel 4". channel4.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. Evelyn Partners. "Paul Geddes - Evelyn Partners". evelyn.com. Retrieved 15 January 2024.