Kartina Tahir Thomson, President-elect

Kartina Thomson

Kartina brings 25 years of diverse actuarial, risk management, governance, and regulatory experience. Her prior experience includes a Big-Four audit firm, the Bank of England, global insurance carriers, and brokers. Her most recent executive role is with WTW, the largest global insurance consultancy, as a Senior Director where she leads the risk, regulation, and governance proposition. Kartina also has non-executive experience, most recently for an FTSE-listed company and a fintech firm.

As a subject matter expert in the UK and European insurance regulation, she advices firms on resolving their regulatory issues and adding business value by helping boards in their decision-making. From roles as Chief Risk Officer, a member of the supervisory panel at the Bank of England, and a partner to C-suites and boards of various firms, she brings practical experience to business solutions.

Kartina holds leadership positions in the actuarial profession in the UK and globally. She has served on the IFoA Council for six years and is a member of its Audit and Risk Committee. She also sits on the Board of Directors of the Actuarial Association of Europe.

Kartina is passionate about inclusion, social mobility, and education, which she channelled through her role as the Chair of the IFoA Foundation for the past three years. She mobilised the charity to make a remarkable impact on the next generation of actuaries and the wider actuarial community.

She became IFoA President-elect in September 2023.