McGill and Partners, a specialist re/insurance broker, has announced several important leadership appointments within its US operations, including Karl Hennessy as CEO of its US re/insurance business.
Hennessy currently leads the Global Specialty Insurance teams in London, and will move to New York to take over his new role at McGill Global Risk Solutions LLC.
He will be supported by John Judice, who is appointed President of the US business with immediate effect and will be responsible for driving sales and business development activity across McGill and Partners’ specialty insurance platform.
Warren Mula will remain Chairman of the US business. Nirali Shah has been appointed Head of US D&O and to further support Business Development activity in the US, Daisy Jackson has been appointed Partner, Business Development, and will also relocate to New York from London.
Alyssa Gerardi has been appointed as CEO Steve McGill’s Chief of Staff and has moved from New York to London. Additionally, as Hennessy transitions to the US, his previous responsibilities will be taken over by McGill and Partners Chairman, John Lloyd.
Commenting on the appointments, McGill said: “Since we launched four years ago, we have developed a value proposition and business model that is highly differentiated, enabling us to deliver industry leading organic revenue growth.
“The US is the most important re/insurance market in the world and these leadership changes are designed to reinforce our commitment to the US market, for the benefit of all our trading partners and clients.”
