Willis North America has made a raft of senior appointments to strengthen its FINEX (financial and executive risk) cyber/errors and omissions practice.
Adeola Adele has been appointed as executive vice president and cyber thought Leader, based in New York.
In this role, Adele has responsibility for thought leadership strategy, developing and delivering insight and relevant trends, issues and advice to help organisations manage cyber risk exposure.
Adele joined Willis from Marsh USA. Prior to that, she worked in private practice as an employment and insurance coverage lawyer.
Jim Devoe has been appointed senior vice president and cyber product leader, based in Hartford Connecticut.
He will work closely with the global insurance marketplace to develop coverage solutions to address the rapidly changing profile of cyber exposures and also focus on delivering analytical expertise.
Devoe joined Willis in 2013 as a cyber broker serving national accounts. He has over 35 years of experience in the cyber insurance and errors and omissions marketplace.
Gamelah Palagonia has been appointed senior vice president and cyber risk specialist, based in New York.
She will be responsible for delivering cyber products, services and consultation to Willis’s national and multinational clients. Palagonia is a certified privacy professional and expert having founded Privacy Professionals LLC, a cyber risk advisory firm.
Rebecca Pearson has been appointed senior vice president and cyber team Leader for FINEX’s California Region, based in San Francisco.
In this role, Pearson serves as a subject matter expert on cyber, technology, telecommunications, errors and omissions and media liability risks.
She joins Willis from Wells Fargo Insurance Services. Prior to that, she was an insurance coverage lawyer representing policyholders at a large California-based firm.
Jason Warmbir has been appointed vice president and cyber team leader for FINEX’s Midwest Region, based in Chicago.
He will focus on aligning resources from across Willis’s global platform to deliver risk management solutions to Willis’s cyber clients. Warmbir has extensive cyber insurance experience, having previously served as a cyber underwriting manager at ACE USA.
Alexis Faber, executive vice president and FINEX North America practice leader, said: “We’re thrilled to welcome these individuals to Willis and further elevate our position in the marketplace. These appointments demonstrate Willis’s continued commitment to strengthening our cyber platform.”
Geoffrey Allen, executive vice president and cyber/errors and omissions practice leader, added: “In today’s networked world, cyber security and privacy liability have risen to the top of the risk agenda across all industries.”
“With our innovative analytical capabilities and global platform, Willis stands ready to help our clients protect their business and thrive in today’s environment.”
