Cooper Gay appoints new head of global operations

Gavin Southwell has been appointed head of global operations at broker Cooper Gay Swett Crawford.

Southwell was previously the company’s head of risk management and will be tasked with coordinating and developing CGSC’s regional and global operations.

“Since Gavin joined the team at CGSC he has done an excellent job of implementing an enhanced risk management framework and identifying areas where our operations could be optimised to meet our strategic vision,” said Toby Esser, group chief executive officer of Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford.

“In his new role, Gavin will make a natural progression to deliver world class operational support for our global businesses.”