Property and casualty insurance giant Chubb has announced the appointments of dedicated and separate leadership to run its businesses in Asia and Australia & New Zealand, respectively.
Chris Gough has been appointed as the Head of P&C for Asia. In his new role, he will report directly to Paul McNamee, Regional President of Asia Pacific.
Subsequently, Hayden Baker will move into the Head of P&C, Australia & New Zealand role. Baker will report to Peter Kelaher, Country President of Australia & New Zealand.
Both appointments are effective immediately.
Gough is a market veteran with over two decades of experience in the industry. He has worked with Chubb for over a decade, most recently as Head of P&C, A&NZ. Gough has held regional and country roles of increasing seniority with Chubb in Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia.
Baker joined Chubb five years ago and prior to the role change, was the Head of Financial Lines for A&NZ. He started his career with ACE and subsequently held various underwriting and risk management roles with other insurers in Australia and London before returning to Chubb in 2017.
McNamee commented on the appointments, “At Chubb, we pride ourselves on our ability to build and promote talented senior leaders from within our company. Both Chris and Hayden bring a wealth of experience to their new roles and are highly respected by their colleagues and peers.
“We have every confidence in their ability to lead these large complex portfolios and deliver the market-leading solutions our clients and partners demand of us.”
