CII hires civil service veteran as new chief executive

Matthew Hill is currently chief executive of the Legal Services board

Sahar Nazir
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The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has today (15 January) revealed that Matthew Hill will be the group’s new chief executive (CEO).

Hill is currently CEO of the Legal Services board, a position he has held since August 2019. His career spans more than twenty years in central government in a range of areas. He will join the CII in early April and replace Alan Vallance, who left the organisation at the end of December 2023. Gill White will remain acting CEO until Hill joins office. Chair Helen Phillips said: "Matthew brings a vast breadth of experience from a twenty-year career in the civil service and his current position as CEO of the Legal Services board. "The CII Group board is convinced that his leadershi...

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