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Lesley Watkins

Lesley Watkins
  • Independent Non-Executive Director

    Lesley Watkins, Independent Non-Executive Director, joined the Chaucer Board in January 2020, and she is also a member of Chaucer Insurance Company’s board.

    Lesley has a career spanning over 20 years in financial services and is a trusted business adviser with extensive senior level board experience and in-depth knowledge of the UK corporate finance arena.

    She is currently a Non-Executive Director at Investec Bank plc and Great Lakes Insurance UK Limited, and was formerly a Non-Executive Director of Braemar Shipping Services plc, Game Digital plc and Panmure Gordon & Co plc. As well as previously also a non-executive Council Member and Chair of the Audit Committee of the Competition Commission.