The OIL Group of companies has appointed Bertil Olsson to succeed Robert Stauffer as president and CEO.
Olsson joins from Marsh & McLennan Companies, where he held the position of managing director and head of South Central Region, Marsh USA.
He brings over 25 years of energy insurance experience. His career began in Europe with Marsh in the Stockholm office, where he worked on programmes for integrated oil companies.
He then moved to the firm's Houston office and continued working as a marketing specialist concentrating on energy industry programmes.
Olsson will succeed Stauffer upon his retirement in January 2016.
Gerard Naisse chairmen of Oil Insurance and Oil Casualty Insurance, commented: “We are pleased to have Olsson at the helm of our operations going forward and expect a smooth transition between now and Stauffer retirement in early January 2016.”
“He is a well-known and highly respected energy insurance professional and brings with him a wealth of energy insurance experience and knowledge. We are confident that he will provide effective leadership within the executive team to continue to grow our respective businesses.”
