The Executive Management Team supports the Chief Executive Officer in managing Newpoint Brokers’ business. The team sits across the company’s Executive Committees and are responsible for developing and delivering strategy, performance and reporting to the Board of Directors.
Robert Ralf
Chief Executive Officer
Dominic Quick
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Martin Shaw
Non Executive Chairman
Lance Grant
Chief Operating Officer
Charlotte Green
Company Secretary
Rob Maytum
Chief Financial Officer
Hannah Davis
Executive Assistant
Richard Gildea
Head of MGAs
Robert Guest
General Counsel
Robert Ralf
Chief Executive Officer
Robert has a wealth of experience spanning across the specialty insurance sector. Throughout his distinguished career, Robert has held numerous executive leadership roles for several Lloyd’s Brokers, and he is widely recognised for his expertise and ability to steer the significant growth and success of a company.
Dominic Quick
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Dominic joined Newpoint Brokers in January 2024 as Deputy Chief Executive Officer where he chairs the Strategic Development & Production Committee. Prior to Newpoint, Dominic held roles as Head of Energy & Marine for two Lloyd’s Brokers and has project managed the design and implementation of new multi-line products including digital programs.
Martin Shaw
Non Executive Chairman
Martin joined Lloyd’s Broker Cooper Gay in 1971 and qualified as an Associate of The Chartered Insurance Institute before being appointed Director of Cooper Gay in 1978. Martin built the company’s Professional Indemnity and Financial Institutions division producing business from the UK, Europe and Worldwide, specialising in the leading Offshore Jurisdictions. He then became Chairman of Cooper Gay from 2001 overseeing regulation by the Financial Services Authority.
Lance Grant
Chief Operating Officer
A market veteran of over 30 years with expertise in technology, front, middle and back-office operations across the broker and carrier community. Lance has provided support for a range of architecture, programme, and executive management roles in the Lloyd’s Market, London Market, General Insurance Market, Reinsurance Market and Financial Services Market holding senior executive roles for a leading carrier, as well as a leading broking house.
Charlotte Green
Company Secretary
A Company Secretary with over 4 years of experience at Board level working in a range of different sectors from Insurance, Broking, Energy, and Financial services across several jurisdictions including St. Kitts and Nevis, UK and Switzerland. Charlotte continuously strives to build strong relations with senior executives and wider stakeholders whilst ensuring the organisation adheres to statutory and regulatory requirements.
Rob Maytum
Chief Financial Officer
An experienced Chartered Global Management Accountant, having worked in a variety of industries including the London Insurance Market, Technology, Retail and Defence & Security. Rob holds over 15 years solid financial services experience mainly specialising working with emerging London broking environments in their strategic and regulatory infrastructures to develop growth.
Richard Gildea
Head of MGAs
Richard has over 20 years’ experience in general insurance distribution, including managing international clients across multiple markets for one of the largest global insurance companies. He sits on the Board of Directors of Newpoint Brokers Ltd and is responsible for the delivery and management of the company’s MGA strategy.
Robert Guest
General Counsel
Robert is a solicitor with a BA (Oxon) in Jurisprudence specializing in financial services law and compliance. He has been in private practice and worked in-house as General Counsel and Compliance Director for highly established and reputable companies. He advises insurers, insurance brokers, pension funds, investment managers, property managers, private equity managers and hedge funds.