Vicky Carter has been appointed Deputy Chair of Lloyd’s Council, effective in September.

Ms Carter has sat as an elected member of Lloyd’s Council since February 2019 and worked for the Lloyd’s market for 40 years.

Lloyd’s Chairman Bruce Carnegie-Brown says the appointment recognises her extraordinary professional contribution to the Lloyd’s market and global insurance industry over many decades.

“Her leadership will be vital as we progress our work in building the world’s most advanced insurance marketplace,” he said.

Ms Carter, who started a career in medicine before moving to reinsurance broking in 1980, is Chairman of Global Capital Solutions, International at Guy Carpenter and also holds positions on the company’s executive committee and board. She also Chairs the Lloyd’s Charities Trust and Lloyd’s Community Programme and is a Trustee of the Sick Children’s Trust.

“I’m thrilled and proud to become Lloyd’s first female Deputy Chair,” Ms Carter said. “I am a huge advocate of the market’s global reach and its ability to respond to the changing risk needs of customers.”

Lloyd’s has committed to a target of 35% female representation in leadership positions across the market by the end of 2023.