4 April 2014 Insurance

AIG restructures its EMEA operations

American International Group (AIG) has made a number of appointments in the region covering Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and implemented a new organisational structure there.

AIG’s management structure in EMEA will be simplified from covering 47 countries to eight zones and its headquarters will be consolidated in London.

The revised structure has created two new strategic leadership roles and eight new managing director positions.

Nicolas Aubert, previously managing director of the UK and Israel, has been named chief operating officer of EMEA, reporting to Seraina Maag, president of AIG’s EMEA region. He will focus on all aspects of the region’s client service delivery and transformation.

Anthony Baldwin, previously managing director of country operations Europe and distribution, has been made managing director and head of distribution, EMEA, reporting to Maag.  He will be responsible for market execution of the region’s eight zones.

The eight managing directors will lead strategic execution in the eight zones, and report to Baldwin. The eight zones and their managing directors are: Africa, led by Wayne Abraham; Central, led by George Williams; East, led by Christos Adamantiadis; South, led by Marco Dalle Vacche; MENA, led by Michael Jensen; North, led by Juhani Talvia; UK, led by Nicolas Aubert as interim managing director; West, led by Fabrice Domange.

Finally, under the reshuffle, Emmanuel Brulé becomes chief risk officer, EMEA. Brulé will be responsible for enterprise risk management functions across the eight zones. His previous role as commercial lines leader for the EMEA region has been eliminated.

Michael Whitwell, president of Middle East and Africa for AIG Property Casualty, will leave the company effective April 5, 2014. Whitwell held a number of senior management positions over the course of his 30-year career at AIG.

Maag said: “Many companies talk about putting the customer first. I am excited by our new organisation that will truly allow us to focus on understanding our customers’ needs, be their risk expert and innovate solutions together.”

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