Management Team
Directors
Christian Young (Chief Executive Officer)
Christian is Chief Executive of Drakefield Group, which he established in 2004 to acquire Go Travel Insurance. Christian has 30 years in the insurance industry, as well as internet/IT business, marketing and corporate finance. This experience includes former insurance directorships at CE Heath, Citicorp, and Aon. Founding director of broker sold to the Aon Corporation, subsequently becoming Chairman of Aon’s Nicholson Leslie Marine Ltd & other subsidiaries, and Director of Aon’s Lloyds Broker.
- Director Aon’s Lloyd’s Broker and Subsidiary Chairman
- CEO of Inmarsat PLC’s Merasis Group (IT/Ecommerce)
- Saatchi & Saatchi as interim MD during its sale of a subsidiary.
Previous experience with Corporate Finance and insurance/IT turnarounds working with major banks and private equity firms.
Formerly an elected member of Lloyds Insurance Brokers Council’s - Marine Executive, currently a Member of the Chartered Insurance Institute, a registered Member of Insurance Brokers Registration Council, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Manufacturers, Institute of Directors, Institute of Interim Management. Corporate Finance exams passed and Financial Services Authority registration & approval.
Michael Barry FCA Finance and Operations Director
In addition to being Finance and Operations Director, Michael is also Company Secretary and Compliance Officer. As Operations Director, he is responsible for the development of the Group’s call centre capabilities, claims handling implementation, and training & competence. He is also responsible for all legal matters within the Group, both corporate and human resources related.
He is a chartered accountant with 15 years’ experience gained in general practice, M&A and specialist tax. Apart from Michael’s numerate and analytical skills, he is very people-focused, and has extensive experience of corporate structuring, both tax effective and commercial.
Michael has substantial mid-market experience in accounting, tax, financial modelling skills, and company secretarial, legal and contractual. Michael was formerly a director of Moore Stephens, Coopers & Lybrand and Venthams and has experience in international tax, mergers and acquisitions and deal structuring.
Andy Taylor Underwriting and Product Development Director
The founder of Go Travel Insurance in 1998 has extensive experience, over 25 years specialising in travel insurance in Underwriting product development, broking and claims. The original Go website and business processes were developed by Andy.
Andy has produced business at director level in the travel and tour operator sectors throughout the UK.
Andy’s Internet experience contributes to all our owned and managed websites focusing on usability and graphical elements of the sites.
John Moss IT Director
John has 30 years IT experience and software development in a range of industries. John has specialised during the last 10 years on internet application development including in the insurance industry.
John brings his extensive project management and programming abilities to DISL to direct and implement web application development focusing on XML technology and Microsoft technology platforms.
Senior Managers
Teresa Brewer Head of Operations/HR
Lisa West Operations and Claims Manager
Gina Rudd Marketing Manager
Sarah Taylor Online Marketing Manager
Ian Jennings Corporate Sales Manager
Sabrina Bridges Finance Manager
Drakefield Holdings Board
Stuart Howard Chairman (FD Acromas Holdings and Saga Holdings)
Christian Young Chief Executive Officer
Michael Barry Finance and Operations Director
Andy Galbraith Head of Finance AA Insurance Services
Andrew Goodsell Director (CEO Acromas Holdings and Saga Holdings)