Brown & Brown names new chief people officer

Insurance brokerage Brown & Brown has appointed Julie Turpin as the new chief people officer for the company.

Turpin has over 20 years of experience in executive roles in varied industries with US-based and global operations. Most recently, she served as the CEO for the Advocator Group, a subsidiary of Brown & Brown. Prior to that, she was with GCG Risk Management Consultants, as principal and head of operations, and with Marsh USA, as SVP and head of operations for Marsh of the Midwest Zone.

Turpin will be based in Brown & Brown’s corporate headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Powell Brown commented: "We are excited to welcome Julie as our new Chief People Officer for Brown & Brown. Julie has been an integral business leader on our Brown & Brown team since 2012. Julie brings to this position past successes in building teams, recruiting, training, sales, operations management and process improvement. We are confident that her prior experience will enable her to lead and enhance the career opportunities for our current and future teammates."