Specialty property and casualty re/insurance broker Protecdiv has appointed Lester Pierre as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security Officer.
Pierre was co-founder and CTO for software development company Wall Street Network and spent eleven years as VP and Chief Information Officer at reinsurance broker Holborn Corporation.
“Leveraging leading-edge process and technology of today and tomorrow enables us to serve our customers in ways that weren’t previously possible. We want to take full advantage of those opportunities,” said Kael Coleman, Founder & CEO of Protecdiv.
“Lester has a unique understanding of the intersection of technology and risk management solution development. He has a track record of working in partnership with business teams to drive superior results.”
Commenting on his appointment, Pierre said, “Protecdiv is in the early stages of creating one of the great success stories in how a company meets a market need to serve the changing demands of its customers, especially as the insurance industry is in the midst of a very exciting digital transformation.
“I am thrilled to join the senior leaders to help create a generational brokerage firm” said Mr. Pierre.
Paul Little, Chief Operating Officer at Protecdiv, added, “Protecdiv is committed to addressing our clients’ complex business issues by creating a corporate culture focused on transparency via an innovative technological foundation.
“I am excited that Lester is charged with developing a unified data, operational and analytics platform to satisfy our business goals and objectives and our customer needs.”
