Charles Taylor picks new CEO from AXA after Marock's departure

Insurance services firm  Charles Taylor has appointed Rob Brown, formerly of AXA, as new group chief executive officer (CEO).

The company's chairman Edward Creasy is "confident" that under his operational and strategic guidance Charles Taylor will continue to grow its market position.

Brown replaces David Marock who left Charles Taylor earlier in April. Marock held the position of group CEO for the last nine years.

In his previous role as CEO of AXA Global Corporate Solutions, Brown led the team of the corporate solutions business to expand their product solutions and client base.

Prior to AXA, he spent 15 years at Aon in a variety of senior leadership roles in the UK and EMEA, including four years as CEO of Aon UK. More recently, he held the position of CEO of Aon Risk Solutions, EMEA, with overall leadership of employees across 50 countries from 2011-14. He has also held underwriting roles in commercial lines at global insurance carriers, including Zurich and AIG.

Charles Taylor said Brown has been a "transformative leader" with deep insurance knowledge.

“We are delighted to welcome Rob to Charles Taylor. He is a highly regarded CEO with impressive insurance experience at the board and executive level within major insurance market organisations and an outstanding leader of people," Creasy commented. "Above all he is a great cultural fit for our organization having also spent time in multiple markets around the world in people-focused businesses. We are looking forward to the future with Rob at the helm. We are confident that under his operational and strategic guidance Charles Taylor will continue to grow its distinctive market position as the provider of professional services and technology solutions supporting every stage of the insurance lifecycle and operating model.”

Brown said: “The insurance industry increasingly relies on first class providers of services and solutions to access expertise and operational capacity, and to help market participants across the world deliver what their clients want. I believe that this will be truer than ever over the coming years as current market conditions drive more rapid operating model change. Charles Taylor has an outstanding reputation for superior client service and a great culture. I’m excited to be joining the team and to listening, learning and adding value as we collectively deliver the next chapter of Charles Taylor’s success.”