Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC, has appointed Roelant de Haas as CEO of the Benelux region, effective 1 September.
He succeeds Wim Raeymaekers who takes up the position of chairman of the region and will be focused on developing clients and markets.
Guy Carpenter’s activities in the Benelux region will be overseen by de Haas, who will report to Massimo Reina, CEO of Continental Europe and Middle East and North Africa (EMEA). He will be based In Rotterdam and will be working closely with Petra Vynckier, the region’s deputy CEO.
During his 22-year career, de Haas has held numerous senior roles and was most recently CEO of Achmea Reinsurance Company where, prior to this, he was a member of the board of directors and part of the management team of Eureko Re (renamed Achmea Re in 2012).
Other roles have included: managing director of the Reinsurance Service Centre at Delta Lloyd Insurance; and reinsurance and insurance manager at SNS Reaal Group.
He has also held a number of industry roles in the Netherlands including: chairman of the Nederlandse Reassurantie Vereniging; member of the advisory reinsurance committee of the Nederlandse Herverzekeringsmaatschappij voor Terrorismeschaden; and board member of PERILS Ag.
Commenting on the appointment, Reina said: “We are delighted to be adding someone of Roelant’s market standing to our leadership team, and believe that alongside Wim Raeymaekers, Petra Vynckier, Bruno Bogaerts, Walter Bernaerts, Marnix Meert and Ben Grimwade we have the best resources to provide our clients and prospects in the region with a truly compelling proposition.”
“His complementary contacts and skills represent a hugely exciting opportunity for expanding our business.”
Nick Frankland, CEO of EMEA operations at Guy Carpenter, added: “[de Haas] brings a wealth of expertise in the Netherlands multi-national life and non-life segments and a blend of experience on both the broking and buying sides, which will substantively add to our offering across the Benelux region.”
“Under his leadership, we look forward to building on the successful growth of the past three years, and enhancing our position as the region’s leading reinsurance and advisory intermediary.”
