Lloyd's has appointed Hayley Spink as head of global operations, succeeding Joe Dainty who's departing Lloyd’s in March to join DXC.

In her new role, Spink will provide operational leadership for Lloyd’s internal and market wide programmes.

She will report to chief operating officer (COO) Shirine Khoury-Haq.

Spink joined Lloyd’s in 2007 and has served in a variety of operational leadership roles where she has implemented and overseen Lloyd's operations all over the world, including in Dubai, India, China, Malaysia, Colombia and Mexico.

Most recently, Spink was Brexit programme director, involved in in establishing Lloyd’s Brussels subsidiary to enable the Lloyd's market continued access to the European Economic Area (EEA) post-Brexit.

Commenting on the appointment Khoury-Haq shared: “I’m absolutely thrilled that Hayley is stepping up to become Lloyd’s head of global operations. Her deep knowledge of Lloyd’s and the wider market will prove invaluable as we modernise and improve our operations to ensure Lloyd’s continues to provide the best possible service to our customers.”