Introducing the new man on the Lloyd’s stage

John Neal is clearly a man who relishes a challenge. Not content with a bruising five years at the helm of QBE, a tenure which included four profits warnings and some unwelcome attention on his private life, last week he accepted what Re-Insurance believes is arguably the toughest job in the industry. He will become CEO of the Lloyd’s Corporation and the man tasked with leading a turnaround in the market’s fortunes.