Highvern and Permian, which joined forces at the beginning of 2025 under the aegis of long-term investor Jacobs Capital, have appointed Caroline Connellan as group chief executive officer, effective 5 January 2026. Based in London, Connellan was most recently CEO of M&G Wealth. She succeeds Martin Hall, co-founder and CEO of Highvern for the past nine years and currently CEO of the combined group. He will transition to the role of executive chairman. Operating across the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland, Jersey, Norway, South Africa, Sweden and the UK, the group has USD45bn AuA.
