In a release, the Allianz unit said it is strengthening the market-facing leadership team at AGCS with the following changes:
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Name |
Current/previous role |
New role |
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Alfredo Alonso (pictured) |
Regional managing director, London & Nordics |
Global head of liability, effective immediately |
|
Nadia Côté |
Head of major accounts Europe and international broking distribution, Chubb |
London & Nordics regional MD, effective May 2022 |
|
Max Benz |
Global chief underwriting officer construction, AXA XL |
Global head of energy & construction, effective February 2022 |
|
Gianluca Piscopo |
Chief executive, W. R. Berkley Spain and Portugal |
Regional MD for Ibero/Latin America, effective May 2022 |
|
Michele Williams |
Head of CEO Office |
Allianz Risk Consulting global head, effective immediately |
Alonso will remain in London and, in addition to his new role, will retain his current remit while waiting for his successor’s arrival. Piscopo, meanwhile, is based in Madrid and will take over from Nuno Antunes, who is moving to a yet-to-be-confirmed post.
Williams, in Munich, is replacing Thierry Portevin. The latter is leaving Allianz to pursue interests outside the insurance group.
“As our portfolio turnaround and wider business transformation programme advance as planned and we pivot to growth again, we are pleased to attract top talents for these core positions, all of which are directly connected to our customer-facing activities,” commented AGCS chief executive Joachim Mueller.
“It’s a good balance of talented members of our internal team and high-profile external hires. I look forward to working with these energetic managers – both familiar and new colleagues – to drive our ambitious transformation and growth agenda over the next years.”
