Mr Beau has over 50 years experience in the insurance industry. He is currently the Managing Director and founder of Le Beau Visage, a consulting company in product design, innovation and differentiation, and is Chairman of 'The-Net-Work', a discussion group comprising approximately sixty senior executives from the insurance industry. Prior to this he held a number of senior management roles at Swiss Re, including as head of UK marketing between 1996 and 2001. He has served on the Boards of Red Arc Assured, Exeter Family Friendly, Criterion and Permanent Insurance.