Samantha Watson

Samantha Watson currently serves as the Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Product, Innovation & Transformation Officer at Independence Pet Group, a position held since December 2022. Prior to this role, Samantha was the Chief Underwriting Officer at Crum and Forster from October 2020 to December 2022, and Executive Director at Pet Protect Limited from June 2019 to December 2022. Additionally, Samantha held the position of Head of Market Performance and Operations at Market Operator Services Limited from March 2019 to June 2019. Previous experience includes significant roles at Allianz Insurance, encompassing Head of Strategic Ops and Partnerships, Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager, Managing Director for ABSL, Operations Manager, and Operations Controller. Samantha began the career at Unipart Rail Logistics as Sales and Customer Service Manager from March 2011 to January 2013. Educational background includes a degree from Newcastle University.