Andrew Fairhurst

Deputy Group Secretary, Legal & General Group

Andrew joined Legal & General as a Company Secretarial Assistant from Hogg Robinson in 1987 where Andrew performed a number of roles within the Group Secretariat. In 1990, Andrew was appointed Company Secretary of the Financial Services businesses. In 1995, he was asked become Company Secretary for the Legal & General Investment Management business. During his time with Legal & General Investment Management Andrew built and ran a standalone Company Secretarial function and was company secretary to and launched a number of investment trusts. In 2002, Andrew returned to the Group Secretariat as Assistant Group Secretary and in 2006 he was appointed Deputy Group Secretary. In October 2011, Andrew was asked to return to the business and create a UK Secretariat team to provide Co Secretarial and Governance services to Legal & General’s Insurance, Retirement and Savings businesses. Andrew is a member of the ICSA Co Secs Forum.

Andrew holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Company Administration. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and member of the Chartered Institute of Management and Fellow of the Institute of Directors.