Catastrophe risk modelling company RMS has appointed Patrick McCarthy as Executive Vice President of Sales and Client Development.
McCarthy joins from SAP, where most recently he served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of SAP’s Ariba and Fieldglass businesses.
Prior to SAP, he spent seven years at Oracle in various leadership roles spanning sales, industry, and solution roles in its JD Edwards and PeopleSoft businesses.
McCarthy’s appointment is effective immediately and will see him report directly to RMS Chief Executive Officer, Karen White.
“Pat is joining at an exciting and challenging time in our industry and at RMS. He is exceptionally strategic and has earned his stellar reputation for bringing mission-critical innovations and solutions to global customers,” said White.
“Pat’s impressive approach to deeply understanding the markets and enterprise customers he serves, with an eye on helping them to innovate and on their business outcomes, is aligned with RMS’s mission to be a strong strategic partner for our customers.
“Pat’s formidable experience supporting global customers as they leveraged leading-edge technology and solutions to advance their businesses will be a great asset to RMS and the customers we serve.”
Commenting on his appointment, McCarthy said, “I’m very excited to be joining RMS as it’s an honor to work for a company so focused on building resilience into businesses and economies.
“For 30 years, RMS’s science and models have been the most trusted view of risk in the industry. It’s more important now than ever before that clients have access to the best modeling science and platforms, helping them drive business results that exceed their expectation.
“I’m pleased to be leading a team that continues to leverage our core strengths and simultaneously maps out a future with our clients that leverages innovations and the latest science as we tackle the future of risk.”
