Wildnet was founded to bridge the gap between insurance and technology and assist the insurance community to process their business requirements efficiently.

Mark Birrell has nearly 30 years experience in the insurance industry and has gained exposure to a number of sectors having commenced his career broking in the Lloyd's marine market.

In 1997, Mark developed one of the insurance industry's first ever interactive insurance trading websites for the freight forwarder community. Based on the success of the website, and a belief in the potential for trading insurance online, Mark co-founded Wildnet Group in August 1998 with the Benfield Group. In April 2004, Mark led the management buyout from the Benfield Group.

Mark is a recognised authority on eBusiness initiatives within the insurance industry. He contributes to a number of industry publications and regularly speaks at international conferences and seminars.

Nick Fazakerley is a Chartered Accountant with many years of wide ranging experience at a senior level including CFO positions at Blue Arrow and Manpower. He has run his own business and management consultancy practice and his most recent position before joining Wildnet was CEO of Best International Group.

Mark has over twenty years private equity and mezzanine experience, having worked for BancBoston Capital since 1986 prior to co-founding Alcuin. Mark has a BA Hons in History from Balliol College, Oxford and an MA from Birkbeck, London.

Has worked with Nelson Hurst and Marsh, Willis, Minet, Aon and Marsh McLennan and was a founding partner of international niche Lloyd's broker, Special Risk Services from start-up to to its successful trade sale to Minet.

He was also the business development Director for AIM-listed venture capital company, BP Marsh & Partners Plc until 2008.

Francis has extensive contacts and knowledge of the broker and managing general agency space.

Peter has served for many years in Chairman and senior advisory positions with a number of organisations. . He is currently also Chairman of Safe Computing and BenchStrength International and has also been a key advisor to the CEO and a Non-Executive Director of Ceridian Europe. Peter has considerable experience within the insurance market having been CEO of Heath as well as the founding CEO of Rebus.

Jon has worked across global operations and technology for over fifteen years, gaining experience in financial services operations, business analysis, test management, technology operations and project management of software development. Jon’s most recent position was at Morgan Stanley where he led a technology production management team of sixty people responsible for global operations.