Two Heavyweights Join the Genasys Board

Genasys are pleased to announce that Hugh Hessing and Gavin Routledge have joined Genasys as Non-Executive Directors.

Between them, they bring over 60 years of experience across insurance operations, technology transformation, corporate finance and strategic investment. Both appointments come as they establish ourselves as a genuine mid-market alternative to the enterprise policy administration incumbents.

Hugh Hessing spent 14 years at Aviva in a series of senior executive roles, rising to UK Chief Operating Officer with responsibility for data, operations, IT, CISO and first-line governance. Before Aviva, he spent a decade at KPMG delivering transformation projects for Swiss Re, Barclays Insurance and Norwich Union Life. His most recent corporate role was Group Chief Operating Officer at Direct Line Group. He now advises start-ups and scale-ups delivering new technology to the insurance industry.

“Having spent my career working with and around legacy insurance technology, I know first-hand how much the industry needs modern, flexible alternatives,” Hugh said. “Genasys has built something genuinely different. The platform’s ability to deliver rapid product launches and streamlined operations is exactly what the mid-market has been waiting for.”

Gavin Routledge is a qualified lawyer who began his career at Webber Wentzel (now in alliance with Linklaters), specialising in international financial law, structured finance and M&A. In 1995 he co-founded Capricorn Ventures International (now Yellowwoods International), the investment arm of the Enthoven insurance group, which encompasses Hollard Insurance, Auto & General and Budget Insurance. He is Chairman of JSE-listed Clientele Limited and holds chairmanships at Clientele Life Assurance, Clientele General Insurance, 1Life Insurance and Emerald Life. He is also a former board member of Genasys Holdings.

“I have watched Genasys’s evolution closely over a number of years and have been consistently impressed by the calibre of the team and the trajectory of the business,” Gavin said. “The insurance industry globally is at an inflection point, and Genasys is exceptionally well positioned to capture significant market share.”

Genasys CEO Andre Symes said: “Hugh’s operational experience at the very highest levels of UK insurance, combined with his passion for technology-led transformation, makes him an invaluable addition. Gavin’s strategic acumen and long-standing involvement in the insurance investment sector bring a perspective that will be instrumental as we scale. These appointments reflect our ambition and our confidence in the path ahead.”

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