McLarens elevates company improvement VP to COO

Jon Clark (pictured) has been promoted to chief working officer at international claims companies supplier McLarens. The brand new place locations Clark in McLarens’ C-suite, underlining the corporate’s persevering with growth of its specialist proposition worldwide.

In his capability as COO, Clark will spearhead the event and enhancement of McLarens’ observe areas whereas additionally overseeing the agency’s funding technique and new product improvement. Collaborating with regional and fellow C-suite leaders, he may also look to strengthen international partnerships and scale the enterprise successfully.

Since becoming a member of McLarens in April 2020, Clark has performed a pivotal position in remodeling the corporate from a loss adjusting agency to a broader claims companies supplier with a concentrate on advanced, business, and specialty insurance coverage markets.

Beforehand serving as vp of company improvement, Clark led the worldwide buildout of McLarens’ forensic and technical companies. His workforce’s efforts have resulted in 13 profitable M&A (mergers and acquisitions) transactions, increasing the corporate’s attain in engineering, forensic science and investigation, and constructing consultancy.

Clark’s profession contains vital roles in international firms the place he managed enterprise improvement. Earlier than McLarens, he was vp of worldwide technique at a publicly traded monetary companies firm, group chief monetary officer at an Australian specialty finance agency, and managing director at a middle-market funding financial institution.

Lifting the lid on his wider remit, Clark acknowledged: “According to our technique to supply higher outcomes for the advanced, business, and specialty insurance coverage markets, the McLarens enterprise has developed considerably in recent times, rising our worldwide footprint, launching new choices, and increasing into solely new service strains.

“I’m wanting ahead to partnering with our distinctive leaders and excellent technical specialists to proceed to drive this ahead on the execution and supply of McLarens’ strategic imaginative and prescient.”

In the meantime, chief government Gary Brown commented: “McLarens is now a multi-disciplinary enterprise of appreciable scale, and it’s essential that our international C-suite displays this and supplies a powerful basis for the subsequent part of our improvement.

“Jon’s distinctive expertise and experience throughout finance, international scalability of companies, operational efficiencies, and company improvement will assist McLarens proceed this trajectory and in the end ship higher outcomes for our shoppers.”

The CEO added: “He’s an distinctive chief who has confirmed his unwavering dedication to McLarens. I’m delighted that he has taken on this necessary position.”

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