Evelyn Bourke

Evelyn was appointed CEO of BUPA Group in July 2016, having been Acting Group CEO from April 2016. She is also a member of the Bupa Board.

Evelyn has a strong track record in global executive management and extensive experience in financial services, risk and capital management, and mergers and acquisitions. She joined Bupa as CFO in September 2012, from Friends Life Group, where she was Chief Executive Officer of its Heritage division. Previously at Friends Provident, she was the Executive Director responsible for strategy, capital and risk and, prior to that, Chief Financial Officer. She was previously a non-executive Director of the IFG plc, Dublin, where she was Chair of the Board Risk Committee.

Evelyn’s earlier career was spent at Standard Life Assurance plc, Chase De Vere Financial Solutions, St. James’s Place, Nascent Group, Tillinghast Towers Perrin, in the UK, and Lifetime Assurance and New Ireland Assurance in Dublin. She is a qualified actuary and holds an MBA from London Business School.