Our Leadership Team

Karl Moore is the CEO of Utmost International Ireland, the Irish operation of Utmost International including its life company, Utmost PanEurope dac.

Previously, Karl was CFO of the Utmost International Isle of Man business and prior to joining Utmost he held senior positions with Barclays Bank.

Leon Steyn is the CEO of Utmost International Guernsey, the Guernsey operations of Utmost International including its life company, Utmost Worldwide Limited.

Prior to joining Utmost International Guernsey, Leon held senior roles at Kleinwort Benson, Close Brothers Wealth Management and E&Y.

Leon is a qualified accountant in South Africa and is also a member of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Leon holds an Honours degree from Stellenbosch University and completed a General Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Mike Foy is the CEO of Utmost International Isle of Man.

Mike spearheaded the project to acquire Quilter International and is overseeing the integration of the business into Utmost International.

Previously, Mike worked at AXA in a range of management roles and was the MD of AXA Isle of Man when he managed the sale process of this asset to Utmost International in 2016. He subsequently became the CEO of this business.

Mike is a fellow of the Institute of Directors.

Stephen joined Utmost International in 2018 and leads Sales and Marketing activity globally.

Stephen has over 20 years of experience in the international life insurance industry across distribution channels and product types.

Michelle Leahy is the Global Head of Corporate Solutions in Utmost International.

Michelle previously worked in Mercer in the actuarial and pensions area before leading the Health and Risk Business in Ireland.

Michelle has over 18 years of experience in group risk and distribution.

Gary is the Global Head of Product and Proposition in Utmost International. His responsibilities include proposition development and management, pricing, technical services (legal, tax and regulatory) and deal structuring.

Gary has over 25 years of insurance and investment industry experience. Previous roles include Commercial Director of Zurich Insurance’s Global Corporate Life & Pensions business, Global Head of Propositions and member of Zurich’s Leadership Team (consisting of the top 100 executives globally), member of main board at Openwork (UK’s largest restricted advice network) and Global Head of Business Management at Willis Towers Watson.

Gary has a first-class honours degree in Mathematics with Statistics from the University of Bristol and has been a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries since 1998.