Guy Carpenter announced the appointment of Michael Harden as President of Asia Pacific, with immediate effect.
In this role, Mr. Harden will work closely with colleagues and clients across Guy Carpenter’s network of offices in the Asia Pacific region. Aligning with the firm’s focus on delivering strategic solutions and differentiated value to clients, he will play a central role in further expanding the range and enhancing the delivery of the client services that it provides.
Based in Australia, Harden will report to Tony Gallagher, CEO of Asia Pacific, Guy Carpenter.
Harden brings over 45 years of (re)insurance industry experience to the position and joins from Willis Re, where he was most recently President, Asia Pacific. He joined Willis Re in Australia in 1991 as a Director and became CEO in 2006. During his time at the company, he was also CEO of Willis Re Bermuda.
Commenting on the appointment, Gallagher said: “We are excited to welcome Michael to Guy Carpenter at a time of significant evolution in the market. With over four decades of global operating experience in (re)insurance, handling specialty accounts as well as long-standing industry relationships in the Asia Pacific region, he will certainly add further depth to our already strong presence in the market. ”
Sedgwick appoints Catherine Cooper as director of business development for Asia
Sedgwick, a leading global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits and integrated business solutions, today announced the appointment of Catherine Cooper as director of business development for Asia.
In this new role, Cooper will be responsible for supporting Sedgwick’s growth strategy in the Asia-Pacific region by securing new business partnerships and opportunities, as well as ensuring that current clients receive the highest quality services.
Cooper has over 28 years of experience in the insurance sector, including tenure as a placement broker in the UK and Hong Kong. She joins Sedgwick from a global loss adjusting company, where she has been working for four years as regional head of business development, based successively in Hong Kong and Singapore. Prior to that, she spent three years as distribution manager for the international broker sector at an insurance company.
James Ong, Sedgwick CEO in Asia, added, “Catherine’s deep knowledge of our market makes her the ideal person to support our business development plans and claims management services in Asia.”