Edward Weiss has joined the Security Industry Authority as its new non-executive board member. Edward will work closely with the chairman, Baroness Ruth Henig, and other board members to contribute to the overall strategic direction of the SIA and to ensure the SIA carries out its duties effectively.
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Edward was appointed by the Home Office after open competition to find a new
board member who had particular
financial
expertise. He joins Robin Dahlberg (Vice -Chair), Wendy Towers, Bill Matthews
and Linda Sharpe on the SIA board and has been appointed for a three-year term.
SIA Chairman Ruth Henig said:
“I am delighted to welcome Edward as our new board member.
Edward will be
involved in sitting on the Audit Committee and providing specialist financial
advice to other committee members.
I am looking forward to working with Edward and I know with his skills and
experience he will be an asset to the SIA.”
Edward, a
Chartered Accountant,
spent much of his career in the security industry as
Finance Director
of Chubb Security. After leaving Chubb, Edward took on a range of non-executive
positions, including as a Chairman of Loss Reviews at Lloyd's of London and
sitting on its Corporate Finance Advisory Panel. He was previously on the board
of the Chartered Accountants Compensation Company and is currently on its
Appeals Panel and Actuarial Appeals Panel. Edward has also sat on various
committees of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, including as Chairman of
the Pensions and Euro Committees and Deputy Chairman of the Business Law
Committee. He is Chairman of the Development Committee of the Hundred Group of
FTSE 100 Companies. In
the voluntary sector, Edward is Chairman of the local YMCA and sits on its
national Finance Committee, and is a trustee of a mental health charity.
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Posted by Tracy Loans
15 July 2010
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