CIFAS - the UK's Fraud Prevention Service have appointed the former Director of the Assets Recovery Agency, Jane Earl, and Chris McKee, former Technical Services Director of RBS Insurance, as independent directors on their board of directors.
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Jane will fulfil this role alongside her non-executive roles for the Valuation Office Agency and the Planning Inspectorate.  She is also Deputy Commissioner of the Boundary Committee for England and the Electoral Commission.

Jane Earl was Chief Executive of Wokingham Unitary Council until February 2003. She spent four years as Director of the Assets Recovery Agency, a central government department established to test new legislation aimed at confiscating the proceeds of crime. Since April 2007, she has been working as a consultant in the arts sector.

Commenting on her appointment the Chief Executive of CIFAS, Peter Hurst, said "Jane will be an invaluable addition to the Board, not least for her depth of experience in both central and local government.  We are delighted that she has agreed to join us."

Chris, well-known in the insurance industry for his senior roles at Direct Line, left his role at RBS in December - the last remaining member of the executive from the time of the merger of Direct Line and Churchill.  Chris has been a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute since 1987.  During his time at Direct Line, Chris set up the fraud department in the 1990s and Direct Line was the first UK insurer to use the CIFAS database to detect fraudulent proposals and claims.

Commenting on the new appointment, Peter Hurst said "CIFAS is delighted to welcome Chris to the Board.  He will be a great asset, bringing a wealth of experience of the insurance industry."

Notes to Editors:

1 - CIFAS is the UK's Fraud Prevention Service with 260 Member organisations spread across banking, credit cards, asset finance, retail credit, mail order, insurance, investment management, telecommunications, factoring and share dealing.  Members share information on frauds in the fight to prevent further fraud.  CIFAS is unique and was the first data sharing scheme of its type in the world.

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