UK broker and underwriter Jensten has promoted Rob Organ to Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) effective immediately as Alistair Hardie steps down.
As part of succession planning, Organ was promoted to CEO Broking earlier this year. He has previously served as the CEO of Bluefin Insurance Group and joined the Jensten Group board in September 2021 following the acquisition by Jensten of Tasker Insurance Group, the business he had acquired and grown following the sale of Bluefin to Marsh in 2017.
Organ will be supported by Ed Hannan, Group Chief Financial Officer, who joined the business following the original MBO in 2019, and Graeme Lalley, Group Chief Operating Officer, who also joined Jensten as part of the Tasker acquisition in 2021.
Over the past four years, Jensten has grown from a franchise distribution network to an established UK insurance intermediary with multi-channel distribution, including Lloyd’s and London Market Broking, and a significant underwriting business.
Hardie reportedly played a pivotal role in this transformation as he joined the business in 2020 as Group CEO following the MBO. Hardie plans to pursue several non-executive opportunities elsewhere with the support of the Jensten Group Board, he will also remain as a shareholder and Board Advisor for the company.
Tim Wright, Chair of Jensten, commented, “Alistair and the team have done a remarkable job building the business over the past few years and we’re excited about the growth plans for the next few chapters. I am personally particularly grateful to Alistair, for the instrumental part he has played.”
Hardie added, “Without doubt, it has been an incredible period for the business and the people within it. I am immensely excited about the team we have built who I know will now do the business, its employees and its investors proud.”
Organ concluded, “I’m delighted to lead a business that, like Ed and Graeme, I’m extremely passionate about. We have fantastic people and exciting times ahead of us.”
