Bronek Masojada


Alderman Bronek Masojada FRSA, is a British businessman and insurer, CEO of Hiscox from 2000 to 2021.
Elected Alderman for Billingsgate Ward in 2019, Masojada served as a Sheriff of London for 2023/24.

Background and education

Of Polish descent and raised in the Catholic faith, the elder son of Milek Masojada, an engineer, and Shirley née Johnston, his great-aunt was the Righteous Felicja Masojada.
Educated at Durban High School before reading Civil Engineering at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, where he graduated BSc, Masojada then pursued Management Studies as a Rhodes Scholar at Trinity College, Oxford, receiving the postgraduate degree of MPhil.
Masojada completed national service as a Second Lieutenant in the South African Army.

Career

Masojada worked for McKinsey & Company from 1989 to 1993. He then joined Hiscox in 1993, became Chief Executive in 2000 and stepped down in 2021. Masojada was a Deputy Chairman of Lloyd's of London from 2001 to 2007, and Chairman of the Lloyd's Tercentenary Research Foundation from 2008 to 2014.
Masojada was appointed Chairman of SiriusPoint Ltd, and a Director of Brown & Brown, and of Pool Re. A Past President of the Insurance Institute of London, he also serves as Chairman of Lloyd's Underwriting Agents Association and the East End Community Foundation, and as a member of the Council of Lloyd's. He is also a board member of Policy Placement Limited.

Public service

Elected Alderman for the Ward of Billingsgate since 2019, Masojada served as one of the two Sheriffs of London for 2023/24, and has been recommended by the Court of Aldermen to be the 699th Lord Mayor of London for 2027/28.

Charitable service

A member of the Lord Mayor's Appeal Fundraising Board, Masojada served as Master of the Worshipful Company of Insurers for 2013/14, and supports the Order of Malta in its humanitarian work.

Honours and appointments

Honours

Civic appointments

Family

In 1986 Masojada married Jane née Lamont, a figurative and portrait artist. They have five children: Adam, Michaela, Lara, Dominik and Marek, and live at Woldingham, Surrey.