Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has promoted Jean-Francois Leandri to global risk control officer. He will be part of BHSI’s chief underwriting office and will report to Dean LaPierre, chief underwriting officer of property and marine at BHSI. Leandri has more than 25 years of engineering experience. He has also been trained as a boiler, machinery and fire prevention consultant. He joined the firm in 2020 as risk engineering manager in France. LaPierre comments: “Our risk engineering expertise is integral to our ability to provide technical risk underwriting to our customers. Jean-Francois’ leadership will ensure a consistent level of excellence in the risk control function that is foundational to our sustainable, long-term underwriting, worldwide.”