Zurich Insurance Group
Zurich has announced that Alison Martin will join the group on 1 October and, subject to regulatory approval, assume the role of group chief risk officer in January 2018. She will replace Cecilia Reyes, who is to retire from Zurich in the first quarter of 2018.
Martin joins Zurich from Swiss Re where she was head of life and health business management, a role she held for four years. In her 14 years at Swiss Re, Martin held a series of senior management positions.
Reyes will retire after more than 16 years with Zurich. During her time at the insurer she worked across risk, finance and investment roles.
In a further move, Zurich’s chief underwriting officer for its global corporate business, Adrian Sweeney, is to leave the business after 25 years. He made the announcement on his LinkedIn profile stating, “it’s now time for me to do something new”.
“Courtesy of working for Zurich, I have been able to make a difference in locations from New York to New Zealand and many points in between,” he added.
Aberdeen Standard Investments
Amy Wang joined Aberdeen Standard Investments on 1 September 2017 as general manager of its Wholly Foreign Owned Enterprise (WFOE) Aberdeen Asset Management (Shanghai), and its senior representative in China, based in Shanghai.
She will report to Ian Macdonald, deputy head of Asia Pacific, and Alexis Ng, head of distribution, Asia Pacific.
A Chinese national, Wang was previously chief representative for Franklin Templeton for a dozen years before joining Pioneer Investments in 2015. She also previously worked in New York for ratings agency Fitch and as an economist at the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC.
Walker Crips
The chief executive of financial services group Walker Crips, Rodney Fitzgerald, is to step back from his position as chief executive but retain his role as group finance director as part of a phased retirement.
Sean Lam, who has held the role of group managing director of Walker Crips for the same 10-year period Fitzgerald has been at the helm, has been named as his replacement.
Additionally, chief investment officer Mark Rushton will assume responsibility for the firm’s investment management and stockbroking subsidiary, Walker Crips Stockbrokers, as chief executive, subject to Financial Conduct Authority approval.
Marsh
Insurance broking and risk management solutions firm Marsh has named David Nayler as leader of its UK financial institutions industry practice. Reporting to Charles Beresford-Davies, risk management practice leader, UK & Ireland, Nayler is expected to join the firm in early 2018.
In his new role, he will bring together financial services sector client management, technical, placement and risk management specialists from across the business to support Marsh’s financial institutions clients in mitigating the complex risks they face.
A qualified solicitor, Nayler joins Marsh from Aon where, since 2005, he has worked in a variety of leadership roles within the firm’s Financial & Professional Services Group, including heading up the Legal & Claims Practice.
