Ray Pope Email Address

Chief Information Officer

Tokio Marine HCC is the marketing name used to describe the affiliated companies under the common ownership of HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc., a Delaware-incorporated insurance holding company. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Tokio Marine HCC is a leading specialty insurance group with offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain and Ireland. Tokio Marine HCC's major domestic and international insurance companies have financial strength ratings of "AA- (Very Strong)" from Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, "A+ (Superior)" from A.M. Best Company, Inc., and "AA- (Very Strong)" from Fitch Ratings.

Over 30 years experience in Financial Services, Retail Banking and Insurance [and over 35 years in IT], with a strong progression to C Level roles in global insurance companies. An ultra reliable, conscientious and very driven IT Professional who has run teams of over 600 and budgets in excess of $100 million. Works to very high standards coupled with an exceptional level of personal integrity, he excels in leadership and getting the best out of his teams. Personable, modest and even tempered , he is both strategic and detailed, he is easy to rub shoulders with and a thoroughly nice guy. Led the delivery of new Policy Admin , Claims & Finance systems for multiple lines of business, the launch of new business lines and the integration of multiple acquisitions. Led a significant element of the highly successful Lloyds TSB / HBOS Retail Bank Integration. Led development of the UK’s No.1 online investment supermarket - FundsNetwork. Established and ran the largest Pega Centre of Excellence in Europe. Achieved annual savings of over $3m within a $30m budget. Led the implementation of truly global software solutions (CRM, Web, etc). Managed the setup of a 60+ strong Indian development team. Managed a rationalisation and consolidation programme achieving 20% cost reductions. Business & IT Programme Manager - new Pensions Administration system and Auto Enrolment compliant Group Pension Solution Specialties: Leadership , team building, delivery, vision, contract negotiation