Colm is Managing Director of the LHK Group. Upon graduating from university with a degree in insurance studies and a Masters in Risk Management, Colm went to work with Aon London in their Global Risks division, advising multinational clients on their insurance placements. Colm was a strategic account broker and director of the Global Risks division when he decided to return to Ireland at the end of 2007. Colm has succeeded in growing the LHK business and developed the client profile utilising his experience to advise domestically based commercial and corporate clients.

Graham Hohn is a well-recognised leading insurance practitioner in Ireland with over 30 years of experience. Following a successful career in RSA Insurance, fulfilling a range of roles in both underwriting and business development, Graham joined LHK legacy company Lewis Traub as director in 2001. Working with fellow director Alan Lewis, Graham merged this business with Bradley Williams to form LHW Insurance Group Ltd in 2003. Leading the General division of LHW, Graham developed and grew the business both organically and through the acquisitions of Webb Insurance and M N Maiden & Company.

When the directors of LHW decided to spin out the general business of LHW in recognition of the changing dynamics of the market, Graham worked with Colm Kelleher, Managing Director of Kelleher Insurance to merge these respective businesses. This merger ultimately lead to the creation of LHK Insurance, where Graham now acts as Director of the Dublin business.

Stephen joined LHK in 2016. Stephen’s responsibility is to lead the organic growth and development of the LHK Group, whilst managing the Drogheda business on a day to day basis. In addition, Stephen continues to directly manage many of LHK’s longstanding clients.

Prior to joining LHK Insurance Stephen was CEO of McGivern Flynn Insurance Brokers, where he had grown and developed the business, while still personally handling a large portfolio of mid to large corporate clients. With over 27 years’ experience in the insurance industry, Stephen is well known having held a number of senior broking, underwriting and business development roles at Zurich, AIG and Fingal Insurance Brokers.

Conail joined LHK in April 2019 and heads up the Financial Planning business, LHK Financial. He spent the previous 17 years of his career with Grant Thornton and prior to that, he worked for a number of pension and actuarial consultancy firms both in Ireland and in Scotland. He has acted as a trusted adviser to a wide variety of corporate and professional clients for over 25 years.

In addition to his expertise in implementing, redesigning and the winding up of pension and insurance arrangements, Conail has significant experience in providing financial advice relating to pre and post retirement strategies, business insurance, life assurance, disability, critical illness, lump sum investment and inheritance tax.

Conail is a Qualified Financial Advisor and holds a Joint Financial Services Diploma as well as a Diploma in Retirement Planning Advice. He is a fellow of the Life Insurance Association of Ireland, a fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants in Ireland and an associate of the Irish Institute of Pension Managers. He recently completed the IIPM Law and Governance Programme for Trustees.

In addition to being a Qualified Financial Advisor, Conail is also a Revenue approved Pensioneer Trustee with specialist knowledge in the area of pension law and pension administration.

Jim joined LHK Insurance Ltd as Non-Executive Director in 2017. During the course of his executive career, Jim held a number of senior leadership positions in a variety of industries including CEO of UniPhar plc from 2001 to 2009. Here he presided over the growth and development of the second largest pharmaceutical, medical and life sciences wholesale distribution business in Ireland. More recently, Jim was involved in a major restructuring of PC Group Ireland in his role as Group Managing Director between 2015 and 2017. He is a results-driven senior executive with strong financial, analytical and legal skills who displays an exceptional understanding of the laws of corporate governance, contract and limited companies. Jim is focused on working with the executive management team of LHK Insurance to ensure the business is run in the best possible terms, in order to achieve our strategic, operational and financial objectives.

Noel was appointed to the Board of LHK in September 2020. He has enjoyed an over 40-year career in the insurance industry in Ireland, including a number of senior roles at Aviva legacy company Hibernian and more recently as Managing Director and majority shareholder of Alan B Kidd & Company. As Managing Director of Alan B Kidd & Company, Noel led the business through a series of acquisitions and the ultimate sale of the business to Arachas. Noel is a fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute and a Qualified Financial Advisor. He has also served on the Board of Brokers Ireland until 2018, as Chairman of the general insurance non-life committee. As Non-Executive Chairman, Noel will lead and support the management team of LHK as the group embarks on the next phase of growth.

Ros Scally is Operations Executive of LHK Insurance with responsibility for a wide range of operational areas within the business including information technology, financial management, human resource planning, and regulatory compliance.

Ros joined LHK in 2015 with a very substantial background in operations within the food and retail industries having worked for Kerry Group plc, Arcadia Group Ltd and The Brown Thomas Group Ltd. One of her first key projects was the successful rebrand of the LHW/Kelleher business in early 2016.

Ros holds a BESS undergraduate degree from Trinity College Dublin and a Masters of Business degree in Management Consultancy from The Smurfit Business School, University College Dublin.