Sedgwick creates new role to focus on Africa and Middle East expansion

Technology-driven risk solutions provider Sedgwick has hired Patrick Peters in a newly-created role to drive expansion across the Africa and the Middle East region.

Peters joins Sedgwick as head of business development for Africa and the Middle East.

Peters has previously worked with various insurance companies managing accounts across many territories including Egypt and South Africa. He led the facilitation of business placement in territories such as the Ivory Coast, Kenya, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia. He also served as an operations manager for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Algeria, Lebanon, Liberia, Syria and Zimbabwe.

“This new role has been developed to drive our growth in an exciting region. There are tremendous opportunities for Sedgwick to support our clients across both Africa and the Middle East,” said Eric Malterre, Sedgwick international chief client officer. “Patrick will be an asset by leading our business development with his local knowledge expertise and having a true understanding of the needs and complexities of the territory.”

Peters said: “I am excited to be part of Sedgwick and to support the expansion of our services in Africa and the Middle East. We have a unique opportunity to serve our clients and provide new clients with resources to help their businesses.”

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