Time to catch up with some appointments news from the last two weeks, let’s dive in;
PRICE FORBES
Price Forbes announces that David Howells has been appointed to the role of Senior Executive Officer (SEO), Price Forbes Dubai. This role is subject to regulatory approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority.
Howells joins from Roanoke International Brokers, MENA, where he held the role of SEO. Prior to that, Howells served in various roles at Besso Re, MENA, including managing director and SEO. Across these roles, Howells gained invaluable experience and a nuanced understanding of the Middle East Region, which will allow him to transition smoothly to his new role and effectively implement Price Forbes’ growth strategy in the region.
Tony Saada, who has been the SEO for Price Forbes Dubai since 2023 will become Chairman of Price Forbes Dubai.
ADDEPT INSURANCE
DWF, the global provider of integrated legal and business services, has announced the appointment of Kathleen Buck as president of the DWF US claims team within its Claims Management and Adjusting (CMA) business.
Kathleen brings a wealth of experience in the insurance industry, with expertise in the claims sector, having previously served as Vice President of Claims at Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company. She also held senior leadership positions at AXA XL and Zurich North America. Kathleen’s expertise is in malpractice and professional liability claims and is known for her forward-thinking approach to claims management.
ABI
David Otudeko has been appointed Director of Regulation at the Association of British Insurers (ABI).
David joined the ABI in June 2021 as Assistant Director, Head of Prudential Regulation and has been acting as Interim Director of Regulation since November 2024, following the departure of Charlotte Clark. Prior to joining the ABI, David held various risk-focused roles at the PRA, PWC, and AmTrust.
Hannah Gurga, ABI Director General says, “I’m delighted that David has been appointed as the permanent Director of Regulation. He brings significant experience from within the Financial Services sector to the role and has already made demonstrable progress on a number of issues that are a priority for our members. I’m particularly pleased that an internal candidate was successful through a highly competitive recruitment process, demonstrating the excellent breadth of talent within the ABI.”
MSIG ASIA
Three appointments from MSIC Asia;
MSIG Asia has appointed Adrian Hill as Chief Digital & Consumer Officer to lead the newly formed Digital Consumer Department. Hill joined MSIG Asia in November 2024, bringing extensive experience leading digital business ventures and driving transformational change in Europe, Middle East and Asia Pacific. His appointment comes at a pivotal time as MSIG accelerates growth through both existing and new digital distribution partnerships as well as direct to customer channels.
Pearline Soh, who also joined MSIG Asia in November 2024, has been appointed Head of Digital Marketing, reporting to Hill. Working with Hill, she will drive the company’s digital marketing strategies and initiatives across the region, enhancing the organisation’s capabilities and offerings in the direct to customers channel.
Enny has been appointed as Chief Corporate Business Officer to lead the Corporate Business Department. In her new role, Enny will focus on strengthening MSIG’s broker business, and advancing strategic corporate relationships.
This appointment follows the transition of the Business Development & Digitalization Department, which Enny previously led, to reflect the company’s move to sharpening specialist capabilities and aligning functions to better support business growth.
TOKIO MARINE
Tokio Marine HCC International (TMHCCI), a member of the Tokio Marine HCC (TMHCC) group of companies based in Houston, Texas, has announced that Thibaud Hervy, previously Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) – Specialty Lines, has been promoted to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TMHCCI and Simon Button, formerly CUO – London Market, has been promoted to CUO of TMHCCI. These appointments take place with immediate effect subject to regulatory approval.
This news follows the recent announcement of Barry Cook as Deputy CEO of TMHCC. He is one of the London Market’s longest-serving CEOs, having spent more than 20 years leading TMHCCI. In handing over the leadership of TMHCCI, Mr. Cook will focus on his new role at TMHCC.
CLYDE AND CO
Global law firm Clyde & Co announces the appointment of Marcella Hill as partner in London. Marcella joins the firm’s Corporate Insurance team from Campos Mellos Advogados and brings with her a wealth of experience in multijurisdictional matters across the insurance and reinsurance sector.
With deep knowledge of the Brazilian and UK markets, she has advised clients on a range of complex regulatory issues, corporate transactions, and high-profile claims. She also has significant experience across mergers and acquisitions (M&A), international corporate reorganisations, and portfolio transfers.
Marcella Hill said: “Clyde & Co’s global platform and deep insurance expertise make it an ideal environment to deliver even greater support to my clients across jurisdictions. The firm’s strong presence in Brazil and London aligns perfectly with my cross-border practice, and I am excited to bring my experience to a team that shares my focus on navigating complex corporate and regulatory challenges in the insurance and reinsurance markets.”
IUA
The IUA is pleased to announce that Chris Jones has taken up the post of CEO of the IUA as of May 1st 2025. Chris Jones replaces Dave Matcham, who has retired. Chris previously spent over a decade as the IUA’s Director of Legal, Underwriting and Claims.
On taking up his appointment, Chris Jones made the following comments:
“I am proud to take up the role of CEO of the IUA, an Association that continues to grow and expand its leadership position within the company insurance market. As the CEO, I will continue to focus on the IUA’s existing three strategic priorities of: market modernisation, legal and regulatory support, and underwriting and claims intelligence. Digitalisation, enhancing operational efficiency and the future regulatory environment remain crucial to our members and services. However, we must not lose sight of the fact that London as a global hub lives or dies by its underwriting and claims expertise. We will bring that front and central to our operations, by furthering our engagement with members on identifying and promoting technical excellence on key underwriting and claims issues, by developing our research function and by looking at risk more holistically.”
SQUARE 4 PARTNERS
Square 4 Partners, a fast-growing consultancy and interim solutions provider specialising in governance, risk, and compliance, has announced the appointment of Roma Pearson as Senior Advisory Director within its Consultancy Division. Pearson previously served as Director of Consumer Finance at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Her appointment comes at a critical time for financial services firms as they face increasing pressure to meet evolving regulatory expectations, particularly in relation to the Consumer Duty regime and the FCA’s shift towards outcomes-based supervision.
With a regulatory career spanning over 25 years, Pearson brings unparalleled insight into UK financial regulation. At the FCA, she led the supervision and policy development of the consumer lending market and held several senior positions, including Head of Mortgages & Consumer Lending, Head of Retail General Insurance, and Head of Risk Advisory. Her work has consistently focused on ensuring fair treatment of consumers, particularly under the FCA’s Consumer Duty.
DXC TECHNOLOGY
William Pieroni is joining DXC Technology as the Global Strategy and Growth Leader for Insurance Software & Business Process Services.
Pieroni brings more than 25 years of experience leading global organizations at the intersection of insurance, technology, and enterprise transformation. Most recently, he served as CEO of ACORD, the global standards-setting body for the insurance industry, where he also established ACORD Solutions Group, focused on advancing data exchange and platform innovation across the insurance value chain.
He has also held senior executive roles at Marsh McLennan, Aon, State Farm, IBM, Accenture, and McKinsey & Company, where he led enterprise strategy, operations, distribution, and large-scale transformation initiatives across international markets.
FIDUCIA
Specialty insurance managing general agent (MGA) Fiducia has appointed a new marketing and sales co-ordinator. Stef Dixon, who joins from insurance broker Ravenhall Risk Solutions, has more than 20 years’ broking, underwriting, marketing and sales experience.
In her new role, Stef is working closely with Fiducia’s underwriting team to attract and retain new brokers whilst also supporting on policy renewals for existing broker clients. Fiducia specialises in marine cargo, freight liability, engineering, marine equipment, fine art and specie insurance alongside excess of loss and terrorism covers. The company is backed by certain underwriters at Lloyd’s and other insurers.
ALLIANZ TRADE
Allianz Trade in Asia Pacific is pleased to announce that Rodrigo Jimenez will take on the role of Asia Pacific Regional CEO on 1 October 2025. He will succeed Paul Flanagan who is retiring after a 34-year career with the global leader in trade credit insurance. Mr Jimenez will begin a three-month transition period from 1 July 2025 and officially take over the helm on 1 October 2025. This appointment is subject to standard regulatory approval requirements.
Mr Jimenez joined Allianz Trade in Brazil as CEO in 2014. Since 2021, he has been Regional Commercial Director for the Northern Europe region and being part of the Regional Management Team.
WOODGATE AND CLARK
As part of a strategic move to grow its Third-Party Administration (TPA) claim-handling capabilities in local and international markets, Woodgate & Clark, one of the UK’s leading loss adjusters has appointed Samantha Trotter, a highly skilled, CILA qualified claims professional with over two decades experience in TPA for liability, home and motor claims, as its new head of TPA.
Samantha joined the business on 28th April 2025, reporting to Mike Higgins, Operations Director for Woodgate & Clark.The appointment of Samantha Trotter as Head of TPA for Woodgate & Clark follows the successful integration of Woodgate & Clark with Van Ameyde UK and its highly sought after TPA team.
The two businesses are now operating as one unified organisation, thus boosting the TPA expertise within Woodgate & Clark with the aim of capturing a larger slice of the London Market.
CARBON UNDERWRITING
Carbon Underwriting Limited (“Carbon”), recently announced that Co-Founder and CEO Nick Tye is retiring from the business for health reasons.
Following a diagnosis of progressive Multiple Sclerosis, Nick has taken the difficult decision to step back from his role to focus on his health and spend more time with his family. As the natural successor, fellow Co-Founder and Chief Underwriting Officer Jacqui Ferrier has been appointed CEO with immediate effect.
XPT
XPT Specialty, a leading wholesale broker for commercial and personal insurance, today announced they have newly hired Chuck Hall as AVP, Senior Broker. With more than 16 years of experience in the commercial insurance industry, Hall brings specialized expertise in underwriting complex hospitality and catastrophe (CAT)-exposed property risks.
Before joining XPT, Hall served as a hotel program underwriter and producer at CRC Group for three years. Prior to that, he held underwriting and leadership roles at All Risks, where he managed programs focused on CAT-prone properties and hospitality accounts.
ROKSTONE
Rokstone, the global Specialty (Re)Insurance MGA, part of the Aventum Group, has announced the appointment of Eddie Hughes as its new Head of Specialty Reinsurance.
With nearly two decades of industry experience, Eddie joins Rokstone from Antares Managing Agency Ltd, where he served as Head of Reinsurance. During his time at Antares, he was Marine and Energy treaty underwriter and later class underwriter for Marine and Energy, before becoming Head of Reinsurance. Prior to Antares, Eddie was a treaty underwriter at Canopius syndicate.
In his new role, Eddie will oversee Rokstone’s global Specialty Reinsurance portfolio, spanning Marine, Energy, Terrorism, Aviation & Space. His appointment marks a significant step in Rokstone’s strategic expansion in the Treaty space.
LOCKTON
Broadstone has appointed Lindsay Kenny as SME Business Development Consultant from Towergate.
With over 15 years of experience in employee benefits, business development and client relationship management, Lindsay will play a key role in driving Broadstone’s mission to deliver exceptional client outcomes and generate sustainable business growth.
In her new role, Lindsay will deliver tailored employee benefits solutions that support SMEs by enhancing employee engagement and satisfaction. She will collaborate with new and existing clients to understand their unique needs, design comprehensive benefits packages, and ensure seamless implementation and ongoing support.
VERMEG
Vermeg, a global leader in financial software solutions, is pleased to announce the appointment of Tarak ACHICH as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective April 2, 2025. With over 30 years of experience in capital markets, banking, and insurance, Tarak brings a wealth of expertise and a strong track record in leadership, management, and driving growth. He has held executive roles at Groupe Crédit Mutuel Arkéa, Oddo & Cie, and Euronext, and served on the Vermeg board from 2008 to 2021.
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