Beazley fills COO gap with HSBC bank hire

Specialist insurer  Beazley has hired a former banking executive as chief operating officer (COO). His appointment follows the move by Ian Fantozzi, former COO, to lead Beazley’s recently established digital business unit.

Troy Dehmann joins Beazley from HSBC, where most recently he was global COO for finance operations and core finance. He spent almost seven years at HSBC in London, with roles also including global COO of business finance and global head of cost management.

Troy has more than 20 years of leadership experience in finance, operations and business transformation within the financial services sector. Before joining HSBC, he held several banking roles at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan Chase in New York. He began his career in finance at data & analytics specialists Dun & Bradstreet Corporation.

Troy will also join Beazley’s executive committee and will be based in London.

Adrian Cox, chief executive of Beazley, said: “Troy’s deep experience in building operational excellence and driving transformation within the finance sector will be invaluable as we continue to build an agile and flexible platform upon which to bring our specialist products to new markets and ensure our people have the systems to support them wherever they are in the world.”

Dehmann commented: “I am thrilled to join Beazley at this time as we continue to scale and strengthen our operational capability. I look forward to working with our teams to ensure they are supported and well-resourced to deliver excellent products and services in this flexible, hybrid world of work.”

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