Ahmed Farooq

Ahmed is the Chief Financial Officer, Specialty and Reinsurance at Howden Group.
Ahmed joined Howden Group, a global insurance broker headquartered in London, in 2022. Howden is one of the largest insurance brokers with over 13,000 employees across the globe providing insurance needs to meet client needs.
In previous roles, Ahmed was Chief Financial Officer at Wesleyan from 2015 to 2020 leading the Finance, Actuarial, Procurement and Investment teams.
Ahmed was named the West Midlands Young Director of the Year by the Institute of Directors in 2017.
He was Chair of Business Professional Services Birmingham until January 2017, a group that represents the business, professional and financial services sector in Greater Birmingham.
Prior to Wesleyan, Ahmed held senior roles at Phoenix Group, a Financial Services business and Celestica, a global electronics manufacturer.
Outside of work, Ahmed is a keen squash player and gym goer. Downtime usually comes in the form of a good meal with family and friends.