PARAGON INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE BROKERS - Key Persons


Alexandra Hayne - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President

Angus McPhie - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Managing Director
  • Member of the HOLDINGS BOARD
  • Partner
Angus is Managing Director of Paragon International Insurance Brokers and has been in this role since 2013. He joined Paragon in 2010 as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. In his role Angus is responsible for running the business operations of the firm and this includes managing all the team leaders. Angus has over two decades of experience in the insurance industry and performed a number of senior roles in Willis over a 12 year period. Prior to that he spent 4 years with Mazars and qualified as a chartered accountant in 1997. He has a Mechanical Engineering degree from Bath University with a further Post Graduate Diploma in Fluid Power systems.

Bradleigh Barker - COO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer

Brian Hendry

Job Titles:
  • Head of Mergers & Acquisitions and Partner

Chris London - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Executive Chairman
  • Executive Chairman of the HOLDINGS BOARD
Chris is Executive Chairman of Paragon International Insurance Brokers and has been in this role since 2010. Chris is responsible for leading the board and setting its agenda. Chris has over three decades, of senior level experience of international insurance business and extensive experience working in the US. Chris brings his valuable insight into the market in the areas of general management, broker relations, strategy and risk. Prior to assuming his last role as Global Sales and Marketing Director at Willis Group, he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Willis's Global Specialties business. He was also a non-executive Director of Beazley Furlonge, a leading Lloyd's insurer.

Glen Obermaier - CTO

Job Titles:
  • Partner
  • Technical Director

Graham Nagus

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Ian Redbourn

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Partner

James Kalbassi - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Co - Chief Executive Officer
  • Founding Partner
  • Member of the HOLDINGS BOARD
  • Co - Chief Exec Officer & Founding Partner
  • Co - Founders

Janine Parker

Job Titles:
  • Partner & Head of UK Professions

Jeanne Atherden

Job Titles:
  • Account Executive
  • Director

Jonathan Coombes

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Lyndsey Bauer

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Mhairi Hawken

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Partner

Nick Lewin

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Richard Mansfield

Job Titles:
  • Broker
  • Director

Richard Peters

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Simon Witham

Job Titles:
  • Claims Director & Partner / TECHNICAL

Spenser Lee

Job Titles:
  • Chief Broking Officer

Stefan Hibbett

Job Titles:
  • Partner

Tara Falk - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Co - Chief Executive Officer
  • Founding Partner
  • Member of the HOLDINGS BOARD
  • Co - Chief Exec Officer & Founding Partner
Tara co-founded Paragon International Insurance Brokers in 1996, and as Co-CEO is responsible for all operations of the firm. This has included the expansion of the company to its present position, as a leading provider of insurance services for a large number of global organisations. Tara continues in this role following the combination with The PSC Insurance Group in 2019 and is an Executive Director of the PSC Insurance Group Board. Leading Paragon's Broking practice, Tara's experience is focussed on the Professional Liability market, serving many of the world's leading professional service firms to include Fortune 1000 Companies, AMLAW Top 100 law firms, Engineering News Record Top 100 design firms and many of the fastest growing Technology Companies. Recent representations have included creating unique global insurance programs for a number of international law firm mergers. Tara negotiates specialist insurance and risk management programs with worldwide insurers to provide E&O, D&O and associated Management Liability coverages on behalf of our clients, building on over 25 years of experience operating in the Lloyd's, European, Bermudian and US insurer marketplace. Prior to establishing Paragon, Tara was a Divisional Director at Willis.

Tim Mitchell

Job Titles:
  • Partner

William Wright

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Partner