BlueZebra Insurance

Meet our Executive Team

Rowan Watson

Rowan Watson

Chief Executive Officer

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Meet Rowan

Rowan is a qualified accountant with strong experience in turning around distressed businesses and working with private equity. Rowan led multiple acquisitions, expanding the SGUA business from a small single-office team to a national operation and delivering significant growth in the London market.

Matt Hodson

Matt Hodson

Chief Operating Officer

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Meet Matt

Matt is a qualified actuary with a strong track record of building profitable insurance businesses through technology and analytics. He brings extensive expertise across insurance strategy, finance, pricing, underwriting, claims, portfolio management, compliance, and product development.

Maria De Orueta

Maria De Orueta

Chief of Staff

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Meet Maria

Maria is a senior insurance leader with 20 years' experience driving sustainable growth and operational excellence by aligning strategy, people, and performance. As Chief of Staff, she partners closely with the CEO and executive team to execute strategy, strengthen governance, and enable scalable, long-term growth.

Simon O'Callaghan

Simon O'Callaghan

Chief Financial Officer

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Meet Simon

Simon is a CFA-qualified finance leader, grounded in investment management and strategic analysis. He focuses on building clarity, accountability, and sustainable structures to support long-term value creation.

Amar Roomi

Amar Roomi

Chief Technology & Transformation Officer

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Meet Amar

Amar is a disruptive technologist with extensive cross-functional experience across technology, operations, and delivery. He is known for building high-performing teams focused on execution and innovation, applying a delivery-driven mindset to transform ideas into scalable, real-world solutions.

James McCauley

James McCauley

Chief Distribution Officer

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Meet James

James is a respected services executive with 35 years' experience across underwriting, distribution, and broking. He has a strong record of leading teams through change, delivering profitable growth, and building long term intermediary partnerships aligned to Blue Zebra's intermediary model.

Stephen Jeffery

Stephen Jeffery

Chief Pricing & Portfolio Officer

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Meet Stephen

Stephen has a track record of building profitable insurance businesses. He brings broad personal lines expertise across pricing, analytics, product design, portfolio management, underwriting, strategy, and claims, combining disciplined execution with data driven decision making to deliver sustainable portfolio performance.

James Darvill

James Darvill

Chief Product Strategy & Risk Officer

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Meet James

James is an insurance professional with over ten years' experience across finance and insurance, supported by a Chartered Accountant background. He brings strong business development capability and excels at building trusted client relationships, delivering practical solutions informed by market knowledge.

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