Board and Management

Mark Wood is one of the UK’s leading financial figures. He has held several senior positions in global institutions, including Head of Cash Management at Barclays Bank, Chief Executive of Prudential UK and Europe, and CEO of AXA UK. In 2006, with £500m of private equity backing, Mark founded Paternoster, which quickly became the market leader in bulk annuities.

A regular media commentator on pensions and insurance, Mark is a Non-Executive Director of the RAC Motoring Services plc. He received an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from Anglia Ruskin University in 2010. In 2017, Mark was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the British public sector.

Mr Morrison is an established entrepreneur and investor operating in junior public markets since 2007. In 2016, he founded and brought Spinnaker Opportunities Plc to the London Stock Exchange as a cash shell, in a transaction analogous to the proposed listing of Spinnaker Acquisitions Plc. Mr Morrison led Spinnaker Opportunities Plc into the reverse take-over of a medicinal cannabis business to form Kanabo Group Plc. The transaction completed in February 2021, achieving multiple returns for fellow investors.

Between 2007 and 2016, Mr Morrison learned his trade as hired Chief Executive and/or Board adviser to mostly natural resources companies including Xtract Energy Plc, Silvermere Energy Plc, Zeta Petroleum Plc, Highlands Natural Resources Ltd (now Zoetic International Plc) and Zenith Energy Ltd.

For the first 17 years of his career, Mr Morrison worked for Shell in a variety of positions in oil products trading, shipping, marketing and business development.
Mr Morrison has a BSc (1st Class) in Chemical Engineering and Fuel Technology from the University of Sheffield, a Diploma in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors, and has published several articles in the fields of innovation, venturing and strategic business development.

Stefania Barbaglio is a London-based entrepreneur, business strategist, reputation specialist and well-recognised PR and Investor Relations expert, who has advised a range of private and listed companies across many sectors, focusing on innovation and sustainability. She is the founder and CEO of the boutique Investor & Public Relations agency Cassiopeia Services, and fashion consultancy firm SteffyB.

Stefania is highly experienced in Fintech and new technologies. Stefania hosts a finance and crypto podcast and is considered one of the top British female opinion leaders in the crypto sphere.

She is also a columnist for the UK online financial journal City AM, a keynote speaker at international, and hosts regular symposia for public companies and start-ups: investor presentations and networking evenings in exclusive private venues. She is a fellow and alumna of Oxford University and holds two MAs: International Journalism from Westminster University (UK) and TV Production from IULM University (Italy), as well as ten years’ previous experience as a freelance financial journalist and producer for mainstream TV channels including Bloomberg, BBC & leading in-house Investor Relations & PR departments.

Craig Foster is an award-winning corporate entrepreneur and business leader with over 20 years’ experience leading businesses, brands and teams both in the UK and globally. Craig spent 7 years at Procter & Gamble in Brand Management in roles both in the UK and Switzerland, before joining HBOS PLC to lead the marketing of the group’s UK General Insurance brands. At HomeServe Craig set-up an innovation arm – HomeServe Labs – and it was within this team that LeakBot was developed and launched. In 2017 Mr. Foster was awarded the Insurance Times “Tech Champion of the Year” Award in recognition of the breakthrough nature of LeakBot.

Kevin joined Ondo in September 2022 as Chief Financial Officer, bringing 25+ years of insurance industry experience to the team at with previous stints at MyPolicy, AJ Gallagher & Co and TowerGate (among others) and is well placed to help Ondo through a period of growth.  Kevin was appointed to the Board of Directors on 26th September 2022.