Episode 3: Mark Degenaar, Chief Technology Officer at AEGIS London

09/27/21 • 51 min

In my third episode of Behind the Desk with Mark Thomas, I'm joined by AEGIS London Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Mark Degenaar. Mark has recently joined the London Markets insurance business, AEGIS London. Prior to that Mark held key leadership roles at AXA, Direct Line Group and most recently a European insurtech business. In this episode, we talk more about Mark's journey into architecture and insurance, his love of golf, sailing across the Atlantic, and some more detail on his views and where the insurance sector is heading over the coming years. This is a brilliant insight into a true tech-focused leader with a hugely impressive career history working for some of the biggest brands in the sector. Let's get behind the desk with Mark Degenaar. --- Connect with me on Linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/markthomas0/ Connect with Mark at https://www.linkedin.com/in/markdegenaar/ --- This podcast is powered by Eames Consulting.

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Episode 2: Joanne Safo, Chief Information Officer at Digital Partners

In my second episode of Behind the Desk with Mark Thomas, I'm joined by former Digital Partners (Munich Re Group) Chief Information Officer, Joanne Safo.

Joanne left her role (in July 2021) at Digital Partners, part of the MunichRe Group, where she spent the last two and a half years as their CIO. In this episode, we talk about the early years of her career in banking, the transition to insurance and being one of the first people in the startup, which was Digital Partners.

It's clear from this interview that Joanne is undoubtedly an inspiring young tech leader and a true example of how you can progress in this sector given the opportunity!

Let's get behind the desk with Joanne Safo.

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Connect with Joanne at https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanne-safo/

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Episode 4: David Germain, Chief Information Officer at RSA

In my third episode of Behind the Desk with Mark Thomas, I'm joined by RSA Chief Information Officer (CIO), David Germain.

In this episode, David and I talk in detail about his career, from starting out as a developer to his move into leadership and being one of the only black men in his organisation. David gives some incredible insight into his career path and offers up some great advice for those looking to do the same. We also talk about David's life away from work as a family man with three young boys and how he wished he could have made it as a pro rugby player.

Let's get behind the desk with David Germain.

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Connect with Mark at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidcgermain/

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