Our Team

… CEO, has overall responsibility for the UK, Irish, Continental European and Asia Pacific offices. He has worked in both direct-writing and consulting environments over an extensive career. Paul now focuses on developing Acumen’s business worldwide and on senior appointments in these markets.

… has responsibility for the management and development of the UK business. With Operations Director level experience from a PLC recruitment firm, coupled with in-depth consulting knowledge across the recruitment sector, Kirsten is well positioned to provide clients and candidates with an expert opinion on sourcing strategies, talent management, executive search, interim solutions and industry initiatives across the UK and Europe.

… specialised in life and health insurance and reinsurance prior to becoming a recruiter. She developed international life businesses as well as gaining in-depth experience of the UK market and products. Jan’s insurance experience also included business change roles and responsibility for the professional development of actuarial students.

… Nicholas Benn is an experienced recruiter. He started his career working with a medium sized, niche recruitment agency and, over a number of years with them, worked his way up to Director level. Having achieved a number of his early-career goals, Nick felt it was time for a new challenge. He found his way to Acumen Resources, where we are benefiting from his commitment to providing a quality service, both to clients and job seekers. As a physics graduate, Nick considered a career as an actuary before going down the recruitment path instead.

… is part of the UK consulting team with a special interest in life insurance and pensions. For most of his career he was a director within one of the UK’s leading international insurance companies. In that role, he managed major change programmes and had bottom line responsibility for several life insurance and pensions business operations. More recently, he was a senior manager within the Life Actuarial practice of one of the UK’s ‘top 4′ accounting firms. He has a strong network of contacts within insurance companies and pension consultancies and is ideally placed to assist key players with their actuarial resourcing needs.

… Hazel is the senior researcher at Acumen Resources. She specialises in the research for predominately Search & Selection assignments across the UK, Ireland, Europe and Asia Pac. Hazel has a strong network of actuaries across the globe that she works with to source specialist and senior level positions. Previously Hazel worked within the advertising industry for a number of years.

… is an experienced specialist financial services and actuarial recruiter with over 20 years’ experience. He has a track record of successfully placing actuarial professionals in the UK, Asia and Australia. He has worked in Australia for a number of years and is our specialist on the Australian market.

…Prior to joining Acumen in 2011, Jas had over ten year’s actuarial experience working in life insurance, non-life insurance and wealth management, both in Australia and the UK He is currently a member of the Commercial Actuarial Practice Faculty of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia.

Prior to founding Qed Actuarial in 1992, Jen had six years’ actuarial experience working in life insurance, both in Australia and the UK. Jen’s role is financial management and administration of the Australian and Asia Pacific business.

… is the lead consultant in our Irish office. Prior to joining Acumen Resources, Jenny worked in a life office in a Business Planning and Reporting role. With her extensive contacts across the industry, she consults across all practice areas with a particular emphasis on life, general insurance, investment and employee benefits.