Charles Layfield
Chairman Non-Executive Director
More about Charles Layfield
Charles is a qualified solicitor but has worked purely in full-time leadership roles for the last 20 years. Charles is an experienced Chair/NED having operated in a wide range of Board roles for more than a decade, with roles in the legal sector always being at the heart of his work.
His recent and current roles include working across the legal, insurance and connected sectors for some of the UKs leading law firms, key suppliers to the legal market, some of the UKs largest general insurers, private equity/investors, and others.
He has an active role in influencing the future legal services sector and is continuously working with other senior industry leaders, including the UK government, policymakers, and regulators.
Charles supports the leadership of Express and brings the highest level of energy and drive to both challenge and support the business and leadership team to perform to the best of their abilities and continuously seek to improve and deliver the optimal standards of service for our customers.
Charles works very closely with James Maxey, our CEO, and the rest of the leadership team to define and execute the growth strategy for Express and ensure the business operates in a well governed and controlled manner, while continuing to be agile, dynamic, and entrepreneurial.