AGCS appoints UK chief executive officer

Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) has promoted Brian Kirwan, regional head of market management and communications in London, to chief executive officer (CEO) of AGCS UK.

Kirwan will report directly to Carsten Scheffel, chief regions and markets officer and member of the board of management. He joined the AGCS team in 2011 and has previously held various executive positions within the Allianz Risk Transfer (ART) division.

The promotion comes as the firm expand roles on the AGCS board. Kirwan will also retain his regional responsibility for market management and communications.

Carsten Scheffel, chief regions and markets officer and member of the board of management, said: “I am very pleased to see Brian progress into this role. With his strong background in market management and his strategic experience, he is the ideal person to drive AGCS UK forward.

“Brian will continue to strengthen the position of AGCS as a leading insurer and raise our profile. I am very much looking forward to continue to working with him and wish him every success.”