Willis Re has made several leadership appointments to its global executive committee.
Paddy Jago has been appointed global chairman, in addition to his role as chairman for Willis Re North America and Mark Hvidsten has been appointed deputy chairman, alongside current deputy chairman, Chris Clark.
James Kent and Andrew Newman have been appointed co-presidents to succeed Jago in his previous role as president of Willis Re, in addition to their respective roles as president of Willis Re North America and global head of casualty.
Jago has been a member of the leadership team for more than a decade. He has served as president of Willis Re since 2010. He will continue to lead the global sales and growth efforts, produce business and maintain key client relationships in the US, the London market, and internationally.
Hvidsten most recently served as Willis Re’s director of strategy and transformation. He will continue to lead strategy and transformation while maintaining and developing client relationships globally.
Kent joined Willis Re in Bermuda in 2004 as executive vice president and was appointed as president in 2010. He will remain based in the US and will continue to work closely with Willis Re North America CEO Jim Bradshaw and the North America team.
Newman joined from specialty reinsurance broker RK Carvill in 2009, where he was a director in London. He will continue in his role as global head of casualty in addition to serving clients and maintaining growth for the business worldwide alongside Kent.
Commenting on the announcement, John Cavanagh, global CEO of Willis Re, said: “The Willis Re leadership team has decades of experience within the reinsurance industry, serving clients with distinction and driving global sales and growth efforts across our international, North America and specialty platforms.”
“Jago, Hvidsten, Kent and Newman are very strong market figures and they are role models for future Willis Re leaders.”
Dominic Casserley, CEO of Willis Group, added: “The performance of Willis Re in recent years has been outstanding. Today’s announcement reflects the deep strength of the Willis Re leadership team under Cavanagh.”
