Legal & General hires former BBC broadcaster

Economist and former BBC broadcaster Dharshini David has been appointed as Legal & General’s corporate affairs director, the insurer has announced.

 

Taking up the role at the end of March, David will develop and implement the external communications and corporate social responsibility strategies of the UK insurance giant.

 

“In this era of immense uncertainty and change, Legal & General has a crucial role to play in ensuring financial security and wellbeing in our society,” David said.

 

“I’m extremely excited to join the team as they pursue solutions to the challenges that affect us all – from an ageing population and long term care to a housing crisis and a lack of investment in physical and digital infrastructure.”

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David will report to Legal & General group CEO Nigel Wilson, who described the new appointment as a “further strengthening of our management team.”

 

“Her energy, enthusiasm and intellect will play an important role in Legal & General delivering and communicating our financial, economic and social goals,” Wilson said of David.

 

David was previously a business news presenter at Sky News, where she also co-presented the network’s political programme.

 

Before joining Sky in 2009, she worked with Tesco’s board, overhauling and delivering the retailer’s broadcast media strategy on all areas, from financial results to consumer and social responsibility issues.

 

Earlier in her career, David was a financial correspondent and presenter for the BBC in London and New York, where he led the corporation’s Wall Street coverage of the emergence of the financial crisis.

 

David also used to work on HSBC Investment Bank’s trading floor as its UK economist.