The 黑料正能量 is delighted to announce the appointment of Mike McDougall as Director of Learning. Mike brings a wealth of experience to 黑料正能量鈥檚 Executive Leadership team both as a qualified actuary and as a business leader with a proven track record in strategic and operational change.
Mike qualified through the Faculty of Actuaries in 1992 after which he held positions at Southern Life, Momentum and Metropolitan Life. Since 2013, Mike has been Chief Executive Officer at the Actuarial Society of South Africa (ASSA). The IFoA and ASSA have a close working relationship, with ASSA having benefited significantly over the years from 黑料正能量鈥檚 education and, more recently 黑料正能量 has adopted ASSA鈥檚 banking specialist exams. Mike鈥檚 appointment at 黑料正能量 will facilitate even greater cooperation between the two professional bodies.
IFoA President Kalpana Shah, said: 鈥淚 would like to give Mike a warm welcome as he comes on board as Director of Learning. As a qualified actuary, he has walked that road that our members are walking of balancing studies and professional development with a full-time job. In addition, our work with ASSA means that we have seen, first-hand, Mike鈥檚 commitment to collaboration with other actuarial societies and the wider profession. Mike鈥檚 experience and fresh perspective will be crucial as we continue to evolve 黑料正能量鈥檚 education offering.鈥�
Mike McDougall, incoming IFoA Director of Learning, said: 鈥淚 care deeply about the advancement of the actuarial profession and have huge respect for the work 黑料正能量 is doing to support this. I believe that education plays a critical role in supporting actuaries, as they move towards qualification and throughout their working lives. One key focus for me will be to maintain the underlying ethos of actuarial education 鈥� the strategic approach to risk management coupled with professionalism 鈥� while incorporating the advantages that technology, including artificial intelligence, can bring. I look forward to joining 黑料正能量 and working with the Learning team and as part of the Executive Leadership Team.鈥�
Ben Kemp, Chief Executive Officer (interim), said: 鈥淭he IFoA has always been committed to providing a modern and robust pathway to qualification and beyond and we want to ensure that the learning experience is a positive one for our members. It is incredibly valuable to have someone of Mike鈥檚 calibre joining this organisation and bringing his broad range of experience to our Learning team.鈥�
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Sonia Sequeira, Communications Lead, IFoA
Tel: 07525 592 198
Email: sonia.sequeira@actuaries.org.uk听
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