XL promotes Vinkenfluegel to lead GAPS
XL Group has promoted Martin Vinkenfluegel to lead XL GAPS’ (Global Asset Protection Services) global field engineering team.
The team includes 100 engineers based in more than 20 countries in Europe, North and South America and Asia Pacific. It provides customised risk assessment and prevention services as well as training to commercial and industrial businesses across the world.
“Our field engineers play an essential role in helping our clients better understand their risk exposures as the basis for effective risk management,” said Tim Heinze, head, XL GAPS and Underwriting Operations. “They also help other XL Group teams underwrite some of the most complex global property risks. We feel lucky to count on Martin’s combination of field engineering, account management and business development experience to lead this global team.
“Our integrated approach to risk engineering means that we use engineering consultants with client industry and process expertise along with cat analysis to determine risk exposures. “Martin’s deep insights into how engineering and the underwriting process work hand-in-hand will make him a strong leader to our field engineers globally, ensuring that our clients receive the highest service levels possible.”
Vinkenfluegel has over 25 years’ experience in industrial loss prevention. He worked for IRI / GE GAPS and has spent the past 10 years with XL Group. At IRI, Martin held the role of field engineer, supervisor for a multinational European field team and was their first principal consultant outside the US. He will continue to be based in Zurich and report directly to Heinze.
