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Keith Kennedy announces his retirement as CEO of Mutual & Federal

28 July 2010 Mutual & Federal
Keith Kennedy

Keith Kennedy

Keith Kennedy, CEO of Mutual & Federal has expressed his intention to retire in the first quarter of 2011.

“At the time of my appointment as CEO, I had a clear view of what needed to be done and I believe that I have achieved what I set out to do. My first major focus was to restructure the company to ensure an improved financial performance and this was achieved with the support of both staff and brokers. Through the change process, I have appointed a new executive team and I am confident in their ability to lead the company through future strategic changes. The issue of minority shareholding was also resolved and the acquisition of Old Mutual of 100% of Mutual & Federal was successfully implemented. We also took advantage of leveraging on group synergies by assisting Old Mutual to launch a short term product into the mass market, through iWyze.”

Following the acquisition by Old Mutual of the minority shareholdings in Mutual & Federal the company has carried out a strategic review and has developed a three to five year strategic programme which will deliver real step change for Mutual & Federal. Given that Kennedy will reach mandatory retirement age during the implementation period, he has decided to take early retirement allowing the new CEO to take ownership of the step change programme.

Chairman, JB Magwaza believes that Kennedy built a strong foundation and directly contributed to the short-term insurer’s accomplishments. He says, “I wish to thank Keith for the role he played during the difficult transitional phase of the last few years.”

To ensure a smooth transition, Kennedy will aid the board in the recruitment of a suitable replacement.

Kennedy concludes, “I would like to thank all Mutual & Federal staff for their commitment and dedication over the last few years. I have built strong relationships in the industry over the last 27 years and have every intention of continuing to add value to the industry associations in a non-executive capacity into the future.”

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