“I'm delighted to become Lloyd's chief operations officer and to continue the work to build our foundations as we move into the future,” said Rigby in a statement. (Photo: Lloyd's of London)

Lloyd's of London announced that Jennifer Rigby has been appointed chief operations officer (COO). She has been performing the role on an interim basis since March 2018, following the departure of former COO Shirine Khoury-Haq. Her assigned area of activity as Lloyd's COO includes business transformation, global operations, data, information technology, innovation and corporate real estate.

Rigby joined Lloyd's in May 2017 as chief information officer. She began her career at the BBC and held several senior roles in the public sector.

“I'm delighted to become Lloyd's chief operations officer and to continue the work to build our foundations as we move into the future,” said Rigby in a statement. “The Operations function is vital to delivering for Lloyd's today and in shaping and executing the strategy for tomorrow. It's my privilege to take this role at such an exciting time.”