London-headquartered insurance group Brit has announced the appointment of Graham Pewter, Pinar Yetgin and Andrea Welsh to its various Boards as Non-Executive Directors (NED).
Andrea Welsch joins as NED to the Boards of Brit and Brit Syndicate. She has held a number of re/insurance sector leadership roles in Lloyd’s, North America and Europe, and has served internationally as a broker, reinsurer and attorney. Welsch was most recently Executive Director, Office of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Willis Re.
Pinar Yetgin, NED to the Board of Brit Syndicates, brings over 20 years’ experience in financial services and is currently Head of Insurance, Wealth Management and Brokers sector at RBS, a role she’s held since 2003. Yetgin was previously Head of Insurance, Real Money Funds and Securities firms for Europe at Standard Chartered.
Graham Pewter brings 40 years’ experience in the Bermuda re/insurance market to the Boards of Brit Re and Sussex Capital. He served as President and CEO of Catlin Insurance from 2003 until retirement in 2015. Prior to that, Pewter was President and CEO at Commercial Risk Partners, a subsidiary of SCOR.
Executive Chairman of Brit, Mark Cloutier, commented, “Andrea, Pinar and Graham are all highly regarded individuals with strong track records in both insurance and the broader financial services sectors.”
“Their well-deserved reputations for strategic leadership, alongside their respective international experience and capital markets expertise, will prove valuable for Brit as the business continues to grow in scale and capability. I look forward to the contributions and insight they will bring to the Boards of Brit Ltd, Brit Syndicates Ltd, Brit Re and Sussex Capital Limited.”
Matthew Wilson, CEO of Brit, added, “I would like to welcome Andrea, Pinar and Graham to their respective Boards. They join Brit at an exciting time and their insights and market knowledge will be important as we continue to develop the business and capitalise on the growth opportunities we have identified. I look forward to working closely with them all.”
