Evelyn Bourke

Evelyn Bourke (born 31 January 1965) is an Irish businesswoman who has been the Group CEO of Bupa since 25 July 2016.

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Evelyn Bourke
Born (1965-01-31) 31 January 1965
Tipperary, Ireland
Alma materLondon Business School
OccupationBusinesswoman
PredecessorStuart Fletcher

Early life and education

Bourke grew up in Tipperary, Ireland, on a dairy farm, and is the eldest of six. She was one of the first two women in Ireland to qualify as an actuary[2] and holds an MBA from the London Business School.[3]

Career

Bourke began her career with New Ireland Assurance in 1982 before working in various management roles at Bank of Ireland during 1986–1991[4].

She worked as principal at Tillinghast Towers Perrin for over 10 years, before moving on to become Finance Director of Nascent Group (2001), Chief Executive Officer of Chase de Vere (2004), Chief Financial Officer of Standard Life UK (2006), Chief Financial Officer of Friends Provident (2009) and Chief Commercial Officer and member of the board at Friends Life UK (2011). She joined Bupa as Chief Financial Officer in September 2012.[4][5][6]

After almost four years as Bupa’s Chief Financial Officer, Bourke became Bupa’s Acting Group CEO on 4 April 2016,[7] before being appointed permanent Group CEO on 25 July 2016.[8][9] On becoming Bupa’s Group CEO, she established a new strategy focusing the organisation on three core strategic pillars, delivering for its customers, focusing on employee engagement and driving strong and sustainable performance.[10] As part of this strategy, the company has expanded into new markets and related business areas, and highlighted digital as a key strategic priority[10][11]. This includes the acquisition of the health insurer Care Plus in Brazil in December 2016[12] and the significant expansion of the UK Bupa dental business with the acquisition of Oasis Dental Care announced in November 2016.[13] In January 2018 Bourke announced Bupa's partnership with HealthTap as part of its new digital strategy.[14]

In January 2018 Bourke was one of 50 people to accompany British Prime Minister Theresa May on a business delegation to China to strengthen UK-China relations.[15] She has also served as a non-executive director on a number of boards, including The Children's Mutual, Opportunity Now and IFG Group plc.[16][8].

In May 2018 Bourke joined Bank of Ireland as Non-executive Director and was also appointed to the Audit Committee and the Nomination and Governance Committees of BOIG plc and the Bank [17][18].

In September 2018 Bourke was ranked 16th in the Financial Times’ annual HERoes list of female global leaders committed to driving workplace gender equality.[19]

Personal life

Bourke married Seamus Creedon in December 2015, her partner of over 20 years, in Bromley, London[2].

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References
  1. "Leading with James Ashton". Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. Medland, Dina (3 November 2011). "Career path to the top from the school gates". The Financial Times.
  3. "Evelyn Bourke- London Business School". London Business School. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  4. "Feeling on top of the world". The Actuary. May 2014.
  5. "Business big shot: Evelyn Bourke". The Times. 2012-06-13. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  6. "Friends Life heritage chief executive Evelyn Bourke quits for Bupa move". The Independent. 12 June 2012.
  7. "UK healthcare firm Bupa's CEO steps down as growth stumbles". Reuters. 24 March 2016.
  8. "Evelyn Brigid Bourke MBA, FIA: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  9. "Health Insurance - Cash Plans/Dental - Bupa confirms appointment of Evelyn Bourke as CEO". www.healthinsurancedaily.com. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  10. "Our strategic framework". Bupa - a global healthcare company. Retrieved 2018-03-12.
  11. "Insurance and dentistry boost Bupa UK profits - LaingBuisson News". LaingBuisson News. 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  12. "Bupa enters Brazilian market with deal for Care Plus | Valor International". www.valor.com.br. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  13. Bambrough, Billy (2016-10-03). "Bupa giving dentistry chain Oasis a check up as preliminary bid talks begin". Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  14. "This Company's AI-Fueled Tech Is About to Bring Digital Health Care to Millions". Fortune. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  15. "May Flies To China With Husband Philip For Trade Trip". HuffPost UK. 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-03-09.
  16. "The Female FTSE Board Report". Cranfield University School of Management. 2015.
  17. "Two High Profile Appointments at the Bank of Ireland". Irish Times. 15 May 2018.
  18. "Bank Of Ireland Adds BUPA CEO, Former Barclays Exec To Board". Interactive Investor. 15 May 2018.
  19. "HERoes: champions of women in business". Financial Times. 20 September 2018.
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