17 March 2008
MARSH APPOINTS JEREMY D. COOKE AS GLOBAL HEAD
OF MARKET RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT
London, 17 March 2008
 Marsh, the world’s leading insurance broker and risk adviser, has announced the appointment of Jeremy D. Cooke to the new position of Global Head of Market Relationship Management (MRM).
Based in London, Mr. Cooke will support Joe McSweeny, president, U.S./Canada Division; Alex Moczarski, president, International Division; and Sandy Vietor, president of Marsh’s Global Specialties. He will report to Mr. Moczarski. Mr. Cooke was previously senior adviser in Marsh’s Global Markets Practice.
Commenting on his appointment, Mr. Cooke said: "In most markets, Marsh is the largest broker in terms of premium volume and I look forward to ensuring we turn our position of strength into the delivery of world class solutions and services to our clients.
"Marsh will continue to enhance the delivery of global placement capabilities locally, and local placement capabilities globally. We will provide clear and consistent communication of our placement strategy to the markets, and maintain accurate and robust data to benchmark these markets effectively. We will use our unrivalled resources to ensure that clients can gain the kind of insurance cover that meets their business needs."
Dan Glaser, chairman and chief executive officer of Marsh Inc., said: "Jeremy’s long and diverse market experience at senior levels makes him particularly well qualified to develop our fully integrated approach to market relationships globally. Clients and markets both benefit when we maximize our global reach and apply a unified, cohesive model to our market relationships."
Mr. Cooke will also head MRM within the International Division. Adam Kagan has been appointed to head MRM for U.S./Canada and will report to Mr. Cooke.
Contacts:
Al Modugno
+1 212 345 2448
alfred.j.modugno@marsh.com
About Marsh
Marsh, the world’s leading insurance broker and risk advisor, has 26,000 employees and provides advice and transactional capabilities to clients in over 100 countries. Marsh is a unit of Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), a global professional services firm with more than 55,000 employees and exceeding $11 billion of annual revenues. MMC also is the parent company of Guy Carpenter, the risk and reinsurance specialist; Kroll, the risk consulting firm; Mercer, the provider of HR and related financial advice and services; and Oliver Wyman, the management consultancy. MMC’s stock (ticker symbol: MMC) is listed on the New York, Chicago and London stock exchanges. MMC’s Web Site is www.mmc.com. Marsh’s Web site is www.marsh.com. |
