Willis North America reshuffles leadership

Willis North America has made a number of senior appointments in a bid to drive growth across the business.

Hiram Marrero has been appointed national partner of Willis’s South region, where he will be responsible for the firm’s operations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and the Carolinas.

Marrero assumes the role previously held by Eric Hein, who is returning to his previous role managing Willis’s North Carolina and South Carolina operations.

Based in Miami, Marrero joined Willis in 2004 and has held a variety of sales and leadership roles. Since 2012 he has served as regional partner for Willis’s Florida operations.

In addition, Paul Collins has been appointed growth leader for Willis’s Metro region and will be responsible for business development across Willis’s New York, New Jersey and southern Connecticut operations.

Collins joined Willis in 2012 and previously served as managing partner of Willis’s New Jersey and Georgia operations.

Rob Allen succeeds Collins as managing partner of Willis Insurance Services of Georgia. He joined Willis in 1994 and has served as regional partner of Willis’s Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama operations since 2009.

Todd Jones, chief executive officer of Willis North America, said: “We are thrilled to welcome Hiram, Rob and Paul to their roles and draw from existing talent within the firm to further develop our leadership team.

“Each have strong track records of success in driving high levels of client satisfaction and business results, and we look forward to driving good organic revenue growth in North America.”