Executive Team
Our experienced Executive Team has an unwavering ambition to build the UK’s best broking and underwriting group, leading the business to achieve our connected broker strategy which delivers superior outcomes for our clients and rapid sustainable growth.
Executive Team
Rob Organ
Group Chief Executive
Rob joined the business in 2021 as part of Jensten’s acquisition of Tasker, where he had been CEO since 2018. His experience over the past 30 years has seen him lead divisions and businesses undergoing intense change. Rob has recently been appointed as Group CEO in November 2024 following his time as Retail Managing Director and he is keen to continue to grow Jensten through our connected broker strategy.
Qualified as a Chartered Accountant, Rob started his career at PwC where he advised insurance and fund management clients. After five years in Australia with AMP, first as Head of Finance & Strategy and then as Regional Director, Rob was appointed to lead Finance & Operations for Chase de Vere. Having spent two years as CFO at Bluefin, Rob became FD of AXA’s UK business before being appointed as CEO of Bluefin in 2015.
Ed Hannan
Chief Financial Officer
Ed joined Jensten in 2018 as CFO and leads our Finance and M&A functions. Experienced at driving growth and creating value, Ed plays a pivotal role in the success of the business’ growth strategy.
Qualifying as a Chartered Accountant during his time at PwC, he focussed on audit for non-life insurance and PE clients, followed by a period at EY’s insurance advisory business, where he advised insurance clients across the sector on performance improvement, due diligence, and finance transformation. Ed spent 10 years in senior leadership roles at RSA, including CFO, Central & Eastern Europe & Middle East, with a two-year hiatus at BUPA as Finance Director, International Development Markets. Ed returned to RSA for two years as
Finance Director, UK Commercial Lines, before joining Jensten.
Graeme Lalley
Chief Operating Officer
Graeme joined Jensten in 2021 as part of the business’ acquisition of Tasker. With more than 20 years in insurance and financial services, his experience has focussed on technology, change management and business transformation, predominately in the M&A and post-merger integration space, as well as technology-led product distribution opportunities. Graeme leads on Jensten’s strategy for transformation, technology, operational excellence, and acquisition integration, overseeing the teams that deliver these programmes.
Starting his career at Hewlett Packard, he moved to AWD Chase de Vere, where he became Head of IT. He joined Bluefin where he held several senior leadership positions with responsibility for IT and operations, before being appointed as the CIO of the joint Jelf/Bluefin business, following Marsh’s acquisition and merger of the two businesses. Having spent a year as GRP’s CIO, Graeme then joined Tasker, where he spent three years as COO.
Trading Leadership
Robin Thomson
Managing Director, Jensten Insurance Brokers
Robin joined Jensten in 2021 as part of the business acquisition of Tasker. Robin is a seasoned insurance professional with a solid background in commercial and corporate insurance. With a career spanning over three decades, Robin has completed a variety of leadership roles across the sector.
Starting at Provincial Insurance in 1988 as a trainee, he worked for several insurers before joining Layton Blackham to open a new commercial broking office, where he progressed to Group Commercial Manager before the sale to Bluefin where he ultimately became Regional Managing Director. Robin was Development Director for Clear Insurance before joining Tasker as MD in 2018.
Focused on driving business growth, trading excellence, and implementing innovative solutions to improve efficiency and client satisfaction.
Robin is also a member of the British Insurance Brokers Association large brokers Advisory Board.
Martin Swann
Managing Director, Financial & Professional Risks
Martin joined Jensten in 2021 as part of the acquisition of Tasker, where he had been since 2019, focusing on the development and growth of Financial & Professional lines. With over 20 years of experience in Financial Lines, Martin has successfully expanded the group’s offerings into a National Practice that now encompasses a diverse range of specialties, including Technology & Science, Cyber, Media, Medical Malpractice, Transactional Risks, and Pharmacy.
In line with the group’s connected broker strategy, we now operate our specialist lines on both retail and wholesale bases, serving clients nationally in the UK and internationally, leveraging partnerships with specialist insurers in the UK, including the London Markets, Lloyds, and overseas.
Martin began his career in the London Market PI in 2001 when Dickson Manchester acquired ProFind, a specialist regional PI broker. He then took on various development roles, starting with James Hallam, followed by a position at the boutique Financial Lines Broker Blackmore Borley. He later joined Oval Group, where he launched and built their retail Professions team for the London & South region. After four successful years at Oval, Martin went on to establish Vantage Professional Risks and Enhance Insurance, which Tasker acquired in 2019.
David Skinner
Managing Director, Berns Brett
David joined the business in 2023 as part of Jensten’s acquisition of The Berns Brett Group, where he had been Managing Director since 2010. His experience over the past 30 years has seen him lead a progressive UK provincial broker as well as starting new businesses in Ireland, UAE and India. Berns Brett were Lloyd’s Brokers and David also led BBi London Markets that continues to offer Reinsurance in the Middle East, Asia and Europe.
David is a Chartered Insurance Broker and started his career with Eagle Star, which is now part of Zurich Insurance.
Simon Henderson
Managing Director, Schemes & Affinities
Between 2011 & 2023 Simon was Managing Director of Darwin Clayton (UK) Ltd, a specialist multi-channel schemes broker which was acquired by Jensten Group in 2023.
Prior to joining Darwin Clayton, Simon held several senior commercial underwriting, development & strategic roles including the Head of Schemes at NIG. Simon was also a founder & the Head of Schemes of Arista Insurance Ltd, an MGA based in the City of London. He also helped create another MGA, Origin UW Ltd with his wife in 2016 which was acquired by Jensten Group in 2022.
Simon has spent his whole career in insurance underwriting and broking, which now spans over 35 years.
Jamie Lewis
Managing Director, Jensten Underwriting
Jamie joined Jensten in 2020 and is responsible for leading our MGA business. With over 30 years’ experience in the insurance industry and as a chartered insurer, Jamie brings a wealth of knowledge in underwriting, distribution and broader people leadership.
Starting his career as a broker, Jamie switched to work for some of the UK’s largest insurers, including RSA, AXA and Allianz, the latter of which he spent the last 8 years prior before joining Jensten. With a passion for providing great customer service, Jamie has also held various honorary roles working with the CII to raise professional standards in the industry. Outside of work, he enjoys travelling with his partner and two children and is also a long-suffering supporter of Tottenham Hotspur football club.
Central Functions Leadership
Rob Palmer
Distribution Director
Rob joined Jensten in April 2020. Prior to his time at Jensten, Rob has held distribution leadership roles at RSA and NFU Mutual, working both in the UK and overseas.
Initially joining the business as the Franchise Director to lead the Jensten Network business through a significant period of growth and modernisation, Rob moved into his current role of Distribution Director for the Group in May 2024. As Distribution Director, Rob leads the distribution of the Jensten product range for the group through the various channels operated by Jensten and also works closely with both the broking and underwriting leadership teams to develop distribution, product and marketing at a group level.
Lauren Barwell
Chief People Officer
Lauren joined Jensten in 2022 as Group People Director. With experience leading the People agenda in large and complex growth-focused companies through periods of significant transformation, Lauren is responsible for People strategy, which is core to Jensten’s success. She ensures the business maintains its focus on people with a strong employee value proposition, and a people-centric approach to acquisition and integration.
With 18 years experience, predominantly in the insurance sector, Lauren began her career at RSA, where she held several roles, including Head of HR Change, ultimately culminating in her appointment as Head of People. A period as a senior HR Director at Adecco was followed by nearly 3 years as Head of People at Octopus Investments.
Steve Folkard
Chief Risk and Compliance Officer
Steve joined Jensten in 2021 as Group Risk & Compliance Director. With over 35 years’ experience in financial services, Steve is responsible for overseeing the business’ approach to regulatory compliance, governance, and risk management. He previously served as Secretary to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Insurance & Financial Services and as Chairman of the Pensions and Savings Committee of the ABI.
Steve spent over 10 years at AXA in senior roles, including Head of Pensions Marketing and Head of Pensions & Savings Policy. Following a period as Director at PA Consulting Group, he was a Director at PwC, in the Insurance and Investment Management Team, leading on technical and regulatory change across all UK Insurance Markets. Steve spent the following 5 years as Group Compliance Director at BGL, with oversight for multiple brands, including the UK’s leading aggregator Comparethemarket and French aggregator Les Furets.
Jonathan Skinner
Group Markets Director
Jonathan joined Jensten in 2021 with responsibility for placement strategy and market management, having spent 15+ years leading strategy and business development in high growth businesses.
After starting his career as a Lloyd’s underwriter in the mid-2000s, Jonathan formed a Managing General Agent (MGA) in 2010. Following the sale of that business to W R Berkley in 2013, he became the Head of Development for their UK insurance company. Prior to joining Jensten, Jonathan was the Capacity Director for Gallagher’s underwriting division, where he spent six years leading strategy and capacity management. Since 2016, Jonathan has been a Non-Executive Board Director of the UK’s MGA trade association, the MGAA.