Q&A: Lynda Lucas, chair, Airmic
Lucas began her career as a company secretarial trainee at British Aerospace and has since had various risk management roles at companies including Nortel, Old Mutual and, since 2006, Fujitsu. She has been an Association of Insurance and Risk Managers board member since 2005 and has just been named as incoming chair.
You’ve just been named chair of Airmic, what’s your background?By background and training I’m a company secretary. A stint in the insurance department, mainly focused on employer’s liability, was a
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