Annette Court

Annette Court
Born (1962-03-24) 24 March 1962 (age 64)
Birmingham
Alma materSt Catherine's College, Oxford
OccupationBusinesswoman
TitleChair, WH Smith PLC
TermDecember 2022 - present
Children2

Annette Elizabeth Court (born 24 March 1962[1]) is a British businesswoman, who has been Chair of WH Smith PLC since December 2022.

Court studied engineering at the University of Oxford, before joining IBM as a systems engineer in the banking and insurance sectors in 1983. She joined Direct Line in 1994, becoming CEO in 2001. She later became CEO of RBS Insurance when both companies were subsidiaries of Royal Bank of Scotland.[2][3][4] In 2007, she joined Zurich as CEO of their European general insurance business, a role she held until 2010.[5]

Court previously held positions as non-executive director of Jardine Lloyd Thomson Group, Workshare and Foxtons, and previously served as a member on the Board of the Association of British Insurers (ABI).[6]

Court was appointed to the board of the Sage Group plc on 1 April 2019.[7]

She completed an executive education programme at Harvard Business School. She has two children.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Annette Elizabeth COURT". Companies House. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Annette Court". Marryck & Co. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  3. ^ Ralph, Oliver (2 March 2017). "Admiral names former Direct Line head as new chair". Financial Times. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  4. ^ Dunckley, Daniel (5 February 2017). "Former Direct Line head in pole position to chair Admiral". The Times. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Annette Court". Street Games. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Annette Court, Chairman". Admiral Group. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Board of directors - Company Information | Sage UK". www.sage.com. Retrieved 20 May 2025.

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