Marsh beefs up international division leadership
Global insurance broker Marsh has strengthened its international division leadership with a trio of senior appointments.
Rebecca Bleek (pictured left) has been appointed as affinity business leader for the Middle East & North Africa (MENA), with Leo Gibbons (pictured middle) as placement leader, and Sam Suen (pictured right) as business digital strategy leader of Marsh's international affinity.
Marsh’s affinity business provides insurance solutions that are aligned and tailored to customer interests. Its international division comprises Africa, Asia, Continental Europe, Latin America & the Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, Pacific, and the UK & Ireland regions.
In her newly created position, Bleek will lead Marsh’s affinity business across MENA while continuing to lead the company’s commercial and consumer business in the UAE, a position she has held since 2019. Bleek is based in Dubai and reports to Ayman El Hout, CEO, Marsh UAE.
Gibbons will work with Marsh’s international Affinity business to develop services and solutions that support clients as they adapt to changing customer demands. He was previously programmes business development lead for two years, and was responsible for the implementation of Marsh’s third-party managing general agent engagement strategy for specialty business. Based in London, he reports to Andrew Ferguson, chief sales officer – affinity, International.
Suen will execute digital strategies that enrich Marsh’s international affinity capabilities and assist clients in realising their business objectives through insurance and digital solutions. With more than 15 years of experience in the business transformation and management consulting space, he has led digital engagement for Affinity across the Asia region since 2019. He is based in London and reports to Phil Hobson, affinity leader, international.
Hobson commented: “Affinity insurance solutions are increasingly a key differentiator in building and sustaining long-term customer loyalty for many organisations and our key focus is to support our clients as they grow in this space.
“We are excited to add Rebecca, Leo, and Sam to our senior leadership team, as we continue to develop Marsh’s market-leading Affinity proposition across the International Division and in our regions to deliver differentiated value on our clients’ behalf.”
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