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Romana Abdin is the CEO of SimplyHealth; she joined in 2001, taking the role of Executive Director of Corporate Affairs People as well as Company Secretary.  Having worked in private practice and in-house both in the UK and internationally within a number of FTSE 100 and mutual organisations - all whilst juggling family life with two children - Romana has led successful transactions in mergers & acquisitions and capital markets. She is one in only 4% of CEOs with a diverse professional, personal and cultural background; female and Asian. She suffered from Polio as a child, following which she has lived with and overcome personal health challenges. These circumstances have given her the insight, passion and ambition to create an organization with an inherent culture built upon a customer-focussed purpose to help people make the most of life through the very best everyday health products and services. In 2015, Romana was named The Institute of Director’s (IoD) London and South East Director of the Year 2015 for a company with an annual turnover in excess of £300 million, for which she was recognized and celebrated as one of the best business leaders in the UK. She is now shortlisted for the IoD Director of the Year National Awards. Romana may be contacted via  Tel: 0344 579 2266; pr@simplyhealth.co.uk    www.simplyhealth.co.uk