Jim Islam

CEO
OneFamily

Jim was appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of OneFamily Group, one of the leading financial services mutuals in the UK, in December 2023, having previously held the role of Chief Finance Officer since joining the Group Board in January 2020.

A qualified actuary, Jim has over 24 years’ leadership experience at board level in the insurance, investment management, savings and pensions sectors.

Jim has developed the business’s new growth strategy and cultivated the additional capabilities it needed to deliver this. He has led on OneFamily’s modernisation programme and progressed the commercial culture within the organisation, which has included the acquisition of Beagle Street and books of business from other providers.

Before joining OneFamily, Jim held senior finance and general management roles at Lloyd’s of London and Legal & General, including Divisional CEO, CFO, Chief Operating Officer and Board Director roles. Within these organisations - covering the UK, France and global businesses - Jim transformed financial, capital and operating performance.

Jim is the non-executive chair of the People’s Partnership, the provider of The People’s Pension, and is a trustee of the RNLI, the charity that saves lives at sea. A leader on Diversity and Inclusion, Jim is an active LGBTQ+ Ally.