Global broker WTW has appointed Tony Calnon as its new director of risk and head of forensic accounting and complex claims (FACC) Australasia.
Calnon (pictured) is a Melbourne-based a forensic accountant with more than 30 years of experience reviewing and adjusting major financial losses. His main areas of expertise are mining, major property, financial, and energy risks. He is an associate of the Australian Institute of Chartered Loss Adjusters, with qualifications as a Certified Practising Accountant and Chartered Accountant.
A seasoned accountant, Calnon has worked on a wide range of multi-million-dollar complex claims, including several major fires and flood events, including claims relating to manufacturing losses in the Fukushima earthquake and tsunami in Japan. He has also worked as a senior forensic accountant and loss adjuster with a leading claims management company.
Matt Frost, head of risk advisory for Australasia at WTW, said: “Tony has worked extensively across a number of major markets, including Australia, the Pacific, Japan, the US, France, and the UK, and he will work with our lead relationship and account managers to add considerable value to our clients in this highly specialised area.”
WTW's FACC team assists clients in preparing, quantifying, and resolving large and complex claims, including property damage, stock losses, business interruption, extra expense, contingent business interruption, fidelity/bond/crime claims, product recall, and third-party/liability claims and pre-loss planning and the calculation of business interruption values.
Aside from hiring a new head of FACC Australasia, WTW appointed Pieter Van Ede as its new global head of trade credit.
Like Calnon, Van Ede is a seasoned professional, having 30 years of experience in trade credit insurance across several continents. Before joining WTW, he served as the deputy global head of credit solutions at Aon. He also held executive roles at Marsh, Atradius in the Netherlands, and Credit Guarantee Insurance Corporation in South Africa.
