Adrian Copland

Adrian Copland has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Adrian is currently the Chief Operating Officer at Ledgebrook from May 2023. Prior to this role, they served as the Chairman of AMP Growth Incubator, the first privately funded incubator in North West Ireland for high growth and innovative businesses. Adrian also held the position of Chief Operating Officer at Fairmatic, an insurance MGA (Insurtech) focused on revolutionizing fleet auto insurance. During their tenure at Fairmatic, they played a key role in the company's spin-out, significant revenue growth, and fundraising efforts.

Before joining Fairmatic, Adrian worked at AXA XL, a division of AXA, as an Accelerate COO and board member. In this role, they spearheaded digital transformation and mobility initiatives, successfully digitizing specialty lines of business and optimizing the insurance value chain.

Prior to AXA XL, Adrian held the position of Head of European Shared Services (Operations Director) at XL Catlin. Adrian was responsible for designing and implementing the shared services target operating model, centralizing operations and achieving operational excellence. This included building the Polish Shared Service Centre from scratch and scaling it to 400 employees.

Adrian's earlier experience includes roles such as Head of Portfolio Management Office and Business Transformation Programme Manager at Catlin, Principal Consultant at PA Consulting Group, and IT Infrastructure Project Manager at Ford Motor Company.

Overall, Adrian Copland has demonstrated strong leadership and expertise in operations, innovation, digital transformation, and shared services. Their contributions have driven growth, efficiency, and customer-centric outcomes across various industries.

Adrian Copland's education history includes various academic experiences. In 1995, they attended Loughborough University and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Economics and Finance. Following this, in 2011 and 2012, they attended Hult Ashridge for Executive Education. Later, in 2016 and 2017, they studied Advanced Management Practices at Henley Business School. Lastly, in 2019, Adrian participated in the Singularity University IPP Programme, although specific degree and field of study information is not provided for this program.