Marsh’s largest account platform, G5, and its multinational practice are being brought together with its existing risk management operations into a single global risk management practice group (RM practice group) to meet the needs of the firms international client base.
The RM practice group will be led by Tim Gardner, who previously held the role of global sales leader for Marsh’s corporate business. Gardner will continue to be based in New York and report to Joe McSweeny, global sales leader and president of Marsh’s US and Canada division.
McSweeny said: “Bringing these offerings together under one umbrella will give us a greater ability to share best practices around the world and to ensure we are fully leveraging our significant resources to best serve our clients. Gardner’s leadership skills, extensive experience and track record of success position him well to deliver these important clients focused objectives.”
To support the new group, Marsh has also created the role of chief client officer (CCO). The new role has been appointed to Tim Mahoney, Marsh’s former global head of risk management.
Mahoney will serve as CCO in Marsh’s US and Canada division and Gilbert Van den Eynde, formerly the global G5 leader will be CCO for the international division. Both Mahoney and Van den Eynde will report to Gardner.
Gardner said: “I look forward to bringing even greater focus to the service we provide to large global corporates. With a rapidly changing risk landscape, we need to continually be developing our range of services so that our large clients can make crucial decisions about managing risk with greater confidence.”
“The appointment of senior Marsh colleagues to the new chief client officer roles will give clients a strong voice on the firm’s senior management team. Mahoney and Van de Eynde both have impressive track records of success working with some of the world’s largest corporations. Their deep client experience and extensive knowledge of the risks these businesses face make them ideal leaders for the CCO role.”
