Darlington joins with more than 30 years of experience in financial services.

She started her career with Bacon & Woodrow and then worked with William M Mercer on a wide variety of actuarial assignments across many countries. 

Darlington also held a number of roles at Aviva including UK life chief risk officer, group chief risk officer and chief executive of Aviva’s UK life and health insurance business.

Most recently, she was on the board of the Association of British Insurers as well as a member and chair of the Scenario Analysis Working Group at the Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority Climate Change Forum. 

She is currently a council member of the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

YBS board chair John Heaps says: “I’m delighted to welcome Angela Darlington to the board of YBS. Her extensive experience in risk, regulation and climate change, as well as her senior leadership skills make her a valuable addition to our team as we progress to the next stage of our development.”