Senior leadership at Foresters
Meet the people who lead our organization every day.
Meet the people who lead our organization every day.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Matt Berman was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Foresters FinancialTM in January 2024. Since joining Foresters in 2017, Matt has held several leadership roles including, President of the US and Canada Divisions, Chief Distribution Officer and President of our former subsidiary, Foresters Life Insurance and Annuity Company (FLIAC).
Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director, United Kingdom
Nici is the Chief Executive of Foresters UK, joining the business in 2022. She has an extensive background in retail insurance and banking, with a focus on working with member-owned businesses that share her values and desire to build financial resilience for everyday families...
SVP and Chief Internal Auditor
Global Chief Information and Operations Officer
Mehul Kapadia was appointed Global Chief Information and Operations Officer at Foresters FinancialTM in January 2024. He previously served as Global Chief Information Officer responsible for leading the Information Technology (IT) organization that supports Foresters business and corporate functions while being a trusted advisor to Foresters executive team on technology matters...
Chief Risk Officer
Global Chief Financial Officer
Global Chief Legal, Administrative, and Membership Officer
René oversees legal, human resources, special investigations, and consumer complaint services enterprise-wide including, all aspects of insurance law, litigation management, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate commercial and employment law.
Chair of the Board
International Fraternal President (IFP), Chair - Fraternal Committee
Human Capital and Governance Committee, Risk and Investment Committee
Chair - Human Capital and Governance Committee, Audit and Compliance Committee
Fraternal Committee, Human Capital and Governance Committee
Fraternal Committee, Audit and Compliance Committee
Human Capital and Governance Committee, Risk and investment Committee
Audit and Compliance Committee, Fraternal Committee, Risk and Investment Committee
Audit and Compliance Committee, Human Capital and Governance Committee, Risk and Investment Committee
Chair - Risk and Investment, Audit and Compliance Committee
Chair - Audit and Compliance Committee, Human Capital and Governance Committee
Human Capital and Governance Committee, Fraternal Committee, Risk and Investment Committee
Audit and Compliance Committee, Fraternal Committee
Fraternal Committee, Risk and Investment Committee
Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director, United Kingdom
Nici is the Chief Executive of Foresters UK, joining the business in 2022. She has an extensive background in retail insurance and banking, with a focus on working with member-owned businesses that share her values and desire to build financial resilience for everyday families...
Chief Actuary, United Kingdom
Burçin joined Foresters in 2019 and was appointed as the UK Chief Actuary in 2021. He has over 20 years of life insurance experience across Europe and the UK...
Chief Finance Officer & Executive Director, United Kingdom
Andrew joined Foresters in 2022. He has over 20 years of experience in a variety of financial leadership roles and professional services...
Chief Distribution Officer, United Kingdom
Mick joined Foresters Financial in 2001. He has over 30 years of experience within the Financial Services advice and distribution sector...
Chief Digital & Information Officer, United Kingdom
Sarah joined Foresters Financial in 2012 and has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. She started her career at Lloyds TSB in a customer facing environment before moving to iPipeline, as a Business Analyst, to develop her passion for projects...
Chief Risk Officer and Chief Compliance Officer, United Kingdom
Elizabeth joined Foresters in 2015. She has over 20 years of experience across a broad range of industry segments; latterly specialising in financial services...
Chief Customer Officer, United Kingdom
Liz joined Foresters in February 2023. She brings over 20 years of experience in a variety of customer and marketing roles...
Independent Chair & Non-Executive Director, United Kingdom
Emmy has held a variety of international roles in investment management and was a member of the executive committees of Fortis Investments and UBP Asset Management. Until 2018, she was a Senior Policy Adviser at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)...
Independent Non-Executive Director & Chair of the Audit & Compliance Committee, United Kingdom
Alastair Clarkson has been a director of Forester Life Limited since December 2021. He is a qualified actuary and Chartered Enterprise Risk Actuary with over 30 years’ experience in the life insurance industry with...
Chief Finance Officer & Executive Director, United Kingdom
Andrew joined Foresters in 2022. He has over 20 years of experience in a variety of financial leadership roles and professional services...
Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director, United Kingdom
Nici is the Chief Executive of Foresters UK, joining the business in 2022. She has an extensive background in retail insurance and banking, with a focus on working with member-owned businesses that share her values and desire to build financial resilience for everyday families...
Global Chief Financial Officer
Alvin Sharma was appointed Global Chief Financial Officer at Foresters Financial in September, 2018. In 2021, Alvin was appointed onto the UK Board of Directors. He has broad financial experience, most recently with Echelon Insurance where he was Chief Financial Officer.
Independent Non-Executive Director & Chair of the Risk & Investment Committee, United Kingdom
Jon joined the Board of Forester Life Limited in December 2021, taking the additional role of Chair of the Risk and Investment Committee in 2024.
Jon is also the Independent Chair of the Board of atomos Financial Planning Limited...
Independent Non-Executive Director, United Kingdom
Steven joined the board of Forester Life Limited in October 2024.
Steven is an experienced business leader who comes to Foresters with a rounded knowledge of sales, marketing and customer service, following a successful career in consumer goods sector spanning more than 30 years.