Ex-Holborn CIO joins US broker Protecdiv

Protecdiv, a US-based property/casualty re/insurance broker, has hired former Holborn and Wall Street Network executive as chief technology officer and chief information security officer.

In his new role, Lester Pierre will have overall responsibility for the development, maintenance, and deployment of all mission critical IT applications, analytics and infrastructure.

Pierre has 28 years of experience in the industry. He was co-founder and chief technology officer for Wall Street Network for ten years. He spent eleven years as VP and chief information officer at reinsurance broker Holborn Corporation, where he was responsible for critical business application support, service delivery, and the development of client facing technology solutions.

“Lester has a unique understanding of the intersection of technology and risk management solution development. He has a track record of working in partnership with business teams to drive superior results,” said Kael Coleman, founder & CEO of Protecdiv. “Leveraging leading-edge process and technology of today and tomorrow enables us to serve our customers in ways that weren’t previously possible. We want to take full advantage of those opportunities.”

Pierre commented: “Protecdiv is in the early stages of creating one of the great success stories in how a company meets a market need to serve the changing demands of its customers, especially as the insurance industry is in the midst of a very exciting digital transformation. I am thrilled to join the senior leaders to help create a generational brokerage firm.”

Paul Little, chief operating officer at Protecdiv, added: “Protecdiv is committed to addressing our clients’ complex business issues by creating a corporate culture focused on transparency via an innovative technological foundation. I am excited that Lester is charged with developing a unified data, operational and analytics platform to satisfy our business goals and objectives and our customer needs.”