Phoenix Group has appointed former managing director of JPMorgan Chase’s investment banking division Anna Franekova as corporate development director, effective 1 March 2022.
Franekova will oversee Phoenix Group’s corporate activity, which will include identifying and delivering growth opportunities through M&A. She has more than 15 years of experience in the insurance industry, including mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, balance sheet management, and other strategic leadership activities.
Franekova will report directly to Group CEO Andy Briggs and will serve on the Phoenix Group’s Executive Committee.
Phoenix Group CEO Andy Briggs says: “We are delighted Anna will be joining us, who brings a breadth of capital markets, advisory and leadership experience that will support us in continuing to achieve progress against our strategic priorities. With an estimated market size of £480bn, there is a huge opportunity for further UK heritage book consolidation. With Anna’s experience in M&A, we will continue to build on our position as the market leader in the sector.”