Lindsay Forster, CEO, Shepper and NED – Market Harborough Building Society

Lindsay joined Aviva in April 2015, following their acquisition of Friends Life. On joining Aviva, Lindsay was appointed as the UK Chief Marketing Officer and was previously Managing Director for Friends Life where she led both marketing and the development of their direct to consumer channels.

Lindsay has very recently started a new global role at Aviva accountable for driving growth through the development and execution of its future partnerships strategy.

Prior to joining Friends Life, Lindsay was the Group Chief Marketing Officer at Towergate, and held various marketing director roles at Halifax, Lloyds Banking Group and prior to that, Mazda and Lotus Cars.

Lindsay has a passion and track record of building diverse teams to drive transformational change for the consumer.

Lindsay Forster

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