ACE Group has named Hendrik-Jan Wiersema as global chief executive, based in the firm's Rotterdam and Antwerp offices. He will cover global insurance programmes in the Benelux region as part of ACE’s global client executive practice.
Wiersema will work collaboratively with ACE’s global clients and distribution partners to provide access to a range of global risk management solutions, with a focus on clients based in the Benelux region.
Prior to his new role, Wiersema was manager and client executive for ACE’s major accounts in the region.
Ron Verhulsdonck, country president, Benelux at ACE, said: “Multinational business is an increasingly important aspect of ACE’s business in the Benelux region as our domestic industries become more globally focused and our clients therefore demand seamless global cover.”
“Wiersema has shown, over a decade with ACE, that he has the technical knowledge and market relationships needed to run complex programmes and work effectively with colleagues at a local and worldwide level.”
Patricia Goudarzi, sales and distribution director for continental Europe, added: “Wiersema has an excellent track record working with large clients and his ability to tailor the wide ranging products and services that the ACE Group can offer will make him an integral part of this important client-facing network.”
