Group unveils management revamp
In a Press launch, Howden confirmed that its insurance coverage broking, reinsurance broking, and underwriting companies will report on to CEO David Howden, efficient October 1, 2023. The holding firm and broking operations can even rebrand underneath the Howden identify and a single visible id throughout the identical month.
Insurance coverage broking
Howden’s UK&I broking operations can be chaired by Barnaby Rugge-Worth, present deputy chair of Howden Broking Group. He’ll work intently with deputy chairs Paul Redgate (present CEO of world specialty) and Mark Wooden (present head of world practices).
Different modifications embrace the next:
- UK Specialty CEO Sarah Hughes will lead Howden Specialty, bringing collectively the present UK specialty, international specialty, and Howden CAP companies;
- Carl Shuker will lead the UK&I retail broking operations;
- Andy Bragoli, government chair of world specialty, will change into the worldwide head of placement; and
- Luigi Sturani will proceed to guide the broking operations in Europe, supported by Salvador Marin as CEO Northern Europe and Danny Sever as chairman.
Howden’s operations in Turkey will change into a part of its Europe area. Asia-Pacific can be chaired by Mark Wooden, with Goh Chye Huat and Matt Bacon main Asia and Pacific, respectively.
India, Center East & Africa, and LatAm can be led by Sonia Caamaño (present CEO of worldwide development markets) and chaired by Paul Redgate, with Richard Mockett as CEO MEA and Pablo Bores as CEO LatAm.
Reinsurance broking
Rob Bredahl will lead Howden Tiger as CEO, supported by Rod Fox as government chairman, Tim Ronda as president, and Elliot Richardson as vice chair
CEO Richard Clapham and government chairman Kieran Sweeney will proceed to guide DUAL.
Different modifications embrace the next:
- Olaf Jonda, Damien Coates, and John Johnson will proceed to guide Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the US, respectively; and
- Howden Broking Group CEO José Manuel González will retire from government positions and stay with the group as a particular adviser, CEO Workplace, and change into the chair of Howden Iberia, which he based.
González took over as CEO of the broking group in 2018. Beneath his management, the enterprise has grown from £500 million to £2 billion in income in 5 years by attracting and aligning a formidable crew.
Commenting on the modifications, David Howden mentioned: “As I mentioned final yr after we introduced that we had reached settlement to amass TigerRisk Companions, we now have accomplished the structure of the group. As we start the subsequent section of our development, it’s vital that we now have the precise construction in place in order that we’re aligned as one to harness our collective energy, shield our tradition, and guarantee we face our shoppers and markets as one enterprise. We are going to do that with our retail, specialty, reinsurance, and underwriting leaders working collectively as a single administration crew.
“Our working mannequin and infrastructure are key to our sustainable development, and we are going to proceed to take a position considerably in our help companies capabilities to permit our consultants to get on with what they do greatest – serving our shoppers.”
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