MAXIS Global Benefits Network has appointed Paul Lewis as global head of business development, reporting to CEO Mattieu Rouot. He succeeds Ricardo Almeida, who joins Mercer Marsh Benefits to lead the Latin American and Caribbean employee benefits business. In his new role, Lewis will be responsible for overseeing the four business development regions of MAXIS GBN, a joint employee benefits venture by MetLife and AXA. He will also sit on the executive committee. The business development function has seen year-on-year double-digit growth in premium volume over the last five years with a portfolio of more than €1 billion. MAXIS GBN works with around 50 per cent of multinationals in the employee benefits captive space. Lewis previously served as director of business development for the Americas, before which he was business development manager for the US East region. Before MAXIS GBN, he held the position of regional sales manager for expatriate benefits at MetLife. Commenting on his appointment, Lewis says: “I am delighted to be taking on this new position and look forward to working closely with our highly talented teams around the world to continue growing MAXIS GBN’s business globally. My ambition is to build on the success we have seen in all regions since the launch of the joint venture in 2016 and continue to be the easiest global benefits network to work with.” Rouot adds: “Our Americas team has gone from strength-to-strength under Paul’s leadership and he has done an exceptional job working with some of the largest and most sophisticated multinational companies in the US, Latin America and Canada.” “With Paul’s leadership of the global business development team, I am very confident that we will see even more positive results, with a strong focus on customer experience and teamwork.”
