An independent insurance and reinsurance broker has announced the appointment of two senior leaders to its Australian business.
Andrew Godden has assumed the role of CEO of BMS Australia, reporting directly to Nick Cook, CEO of BMS Group; while Dylan Wilkinson has been appointed as COO of BMS Australia, reporting to Godden.
Godden has more than three decades of insurance industry experience and an outstanding track record in building insurance businesses, including co-founding Specialist Broking Associates in 2003. Prior to BMS, Godden most recently worked at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co, where he was CEO of Australia from 2010.
Wilkinson, meanwhile, was director of operations at The Corporate Playground and had held similar senior roles with wealth manager AMP.
“BMS has been building its reputation in Australia and Asia Pacific as an independent, employee-owned broker that provides an outstanding level of tailored services to clients,” Cook said. “That an individual of Andrew’s calibre has joined our efforts is testament to BMS’s success. BMS is absolutely committed to developing an impressive client-led operation throughout the region and we are demonstrating this with our investment in an operational leader of Dylan’s experience. I am very pleased to welcome both Andrew and Dylan to BMS and look forward to continuing our successful build-out together.”
