Job Moves and Senior Appointments 03.08.2026 -

Another week is underway so let’s get into the latest senior appointments news;

WESTFIELD

Westfield Specialty has appointed Nicole Victoria Preis as Head of Distribution, Nordics, as it continues to expand its presence and distribution capabilities across Europe. She will report directly to Cornelia Roskau, CEO, Westfield Specialty International (Europe) S.A. with a matrix reporting line to Sarah McNally, Head of Distribution International.

Preis will be responsible for leading Westfield Specialty’s distribution strategy across the Nordic region, developing relationships with brokers and partners and supporting the delivery of the business’ specialty insurance proposition to clients in that region. The expansion of distribution capability into the Nordic region follows the establishment in 2025 of Westfield Specialty’s European company market platform in Luxembourg, which enables the business to write risks on company paper alongside its existing capacity through Lloyd’s Syndicate 1200.

SAPIENS

Paul Wheeler is transitioning into the role of CEO at Sapiens.

Paul’s appointment comes as Sapiens continues to accelerate its AI transformation, helping insurers unlock value by harnessing the power of autonomy. It follows a run of major milestones for the Company, including a significant minority investment from a wholly owned subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), the launch of its Insurance Agentification programme, and the opening of its AI Customer Experience Lab at the new London headquarters in Holborn’s Space House.

This announcement also follows other senior appointments, including Kellen Petersen as EVP Sales Americas and Krish Datta as EVP APAC, as well as launching new customer facing operations for Customer and Delivery Success.

BSPOKE GROUP

Bspoke Group is pleased to announce that Wayne Tonge has been appointed Managing Director of Commercial & Delegated Authority, subject to regulatory approval. The newly created role will see Wayne take on expanded responsibilities as Managing Director of Bspoke Underwriting, alongside his existing positions as Managing Director of Commercial, and Managing Director of Miramar Underwriting.

The move forms part of Bspoke’s strategy to further align its underwriting businesses, creating a more joined-up proposition for brokers, partners, and capacity providers, while supporting its long-term ambitions for growth.

Wayne will lead the continued development of the commercial and delegated authority businesses, focusing on delivering a consistent and efficient trading experience, strengthening market relationships, and identifying new opportunities across the portfolio.

MEA PLATFORM

mea Platform, the insurance-native agentic AI company, has appointed Robin Tolla as Chief Human Resources Officer. Robin joins as mea continues to grow its global team.

Tolla brings more than 30 years of experience across a range of HR leadership roles, spanning Fortune 100 companies alongside start-ups and high-growth businesses, with over 15 years in the insurance and technology industries. Her expertise covers people strategy, organizational design, and merger and acquisition integration.

Robin’s appointment caps a period of rapid team growth for mea. In recent weeks, the company has grown its team with roles across engineering, product, client delivery, and client solutions. This growth spans Europe, Asia, and the Americas, continuing mea’s focus on product development and the insurance-specific intelligence at the core of mea Operations. Tolla joins to further the people strategy that supports that momentum.

OPEN GI

Open GI has appointed Colin Butler to the role of Partner Director. Reporting to Nick Giddings, Director of Distribution and Partners, Colin’s key responsibilities will be executing Open GI’s partner strategy and delivering partner revenue across new and existing business. With over three decades’ experience managing strategic relationships in insurance, Colin has held a series of senior roles including Strategic Development Manager at AXA, Head of Insurer Relations at Ageas and Head of Strategic Partnerships at Co-op Insurance. Most recently, he acted as Head of Partnerships at RoadHow.

Colin will be responsible for maintaining, growing and developing Open GI’s panel of partners to ensure that users continue to have access to the broadest panel of insurers and partners in the market. As part of that, he will work closely with the product team to ensure that the full breadth of partner offerings are made available to Open GI’s 16,000 users.

EAGLEVIEW

Eagleview, a leading provider of aerial imagery, property intelligence and geospatial technology, today announced the appointment of Patrick Gill as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Insurance & Commercial Solutions (ICS).

Patrick Gill, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Insurance & Commercial Solutions (ICS).

In this expanded leadership role, Gill will oversee Eagleview’s combined Insurance and Commercial & Industrial businesses, bringing together two complementary organizations under a unified strategy focused on accelerating growth, expanding customer value, and strengthening Eagleview’s leadership across property intelligence markets.

LIBERTY SPECIALTY

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, is pleased to announce a series of strategic risk engineering hires in the energy, power and construction risk engineering team across UK and MENA.

These appointments underscore LSM’s commitment to providing deep technical expertise and risk mitigation solutions to clients navigating increasingly complex risks in these vital sectors.

Richard Mundy, Principal Risk Engineer- Energy

Based in London, Mundy brings more than 19 years of deep industry and insurance expertise. He will manage an expanding global client portfolio in the energy sector, with a specific focus on complex upstream, downstream, and construction energy risks, while driving strategic portfolio growth across the UK and MENA. He reports to Paddy Lisulo, UK & MENA Risk Engineering Manager.

Taz Chowdhury, Risk Engineer – Power

Based in London, Chowdhury will support the power line of business across UK and MENA, performing risk appraisals, risk engineering surveys and providing technical input on claims. Reporting to Paddy Lisulo (UK & MENA Risk Engineering Manager), Chowdhury joins LSM with close to seven years of industry engineering experience across UK, MENA, APAC and Europe.

Sam McLachlan, Risk Engineer – Construction

Based in Dubai, McLachlan will provide technical risk engineering support to the MENA construction team, bringing hands-on delivery experience on complex international construction projects to support profitable underwriting of the MENA construction portfolio.

Reporting to Sean Pearson (Underwriting Manager and Construction Regional Product Leader), McLachlan is a chartered civil engineer with more than 12 years of experience across insurance and industry spanning infrastructure, energy, transport, nuclear and commercial sectors.

CONSILIUM

Consilium, the global speciality (re)insurance broker, has announced the appointment of Ben Compton as the latest senior member to join its Cedant Facultative Risk Solutions team in Singapore, which has also today been granted its broking license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).

Ben joins the Consilium Singapore team as Associate Partner. Previously Vice President, Property, Political Violence, and Terrorism Placement at Marsh, Ben brings over 10 years’ experience to the role, including previous carrier management and insurer relationship roles at JLT Group. He joins Robert Drysdale who leads the Singapore office, having joined the broker earlier this year.

Ben’s expertise complements the existing team in Singapore as well as Consilium’s global Cedant Facultative Risk Solutions division in London, as it seeks to expand both class and territory.

AMTIVO

Amtivo, a leading global provider of trusted certification and assurance services, has appointed Jennifer Hegarty as Ireland General Manager and Group Chief of Staff.

Jennifer joins Amtivo with extensive experience leading strategy, transformation and growth across consulting, technology, government and the non-profit sector. Her appointment reflects Amtivo’s continued investment in leadership as the business expands its international operations while strengthening its local presence in Ireland.

MNK INTERNATIONAL

MNK International, a leading independent Lloyd’s broker, has appointed William Wakeham as Managing Director, International Energy to lead its new International Energy division. The appointment supports MNK International’s ambition to build its energy broking proposition across emerging and specialist markets.

Wakeham brings more than 30 years of insurance industry experience, having worked with clients worldwide and developed particular expertise across Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. His broking career has encompassed major conventional energy and oil and gas projects, alongside a growing focus on renewable energy projects for investors and developers, particularly in Southern Africa.

In his new role, Wakeham will set up and lead the development of MNK International’s energy broking capabilities across renewable energy, battery storage, data centres, grid infrastructure, conventional energy and energy security. The new division will focus on selected markets across Africa, the Middle East, Eastern and Southern Europe, the Baltics, Asia, Central America and South America, working with insureds, local brokers and cedants across these territories.