Unbiased specialist insurance coverage and reinsurance dealer BMS has appointed Daniel Leahy as cyber observe divisional director.

Leahy will co-lead the BMS cyber observe alongside divisional director Simon Meech and can report back to BMS cyber technique director Monica Tigleanu.

Based mostly in London, he’ll be a part of the agency in September 2024. He joins from Howden, the place he was divisional director of cyber and expertise.

Tigleanu stated: “Dan has constantly impressed his shoppers and buying and selling companions along with his experience, entrepreneurial spirit and give attention to innovation, and we sit up for his management to ship advanced cyber threat options for industries going through elevated enterprise dangers from using expertise and implementation of cyber safety controls. Dan will work intently with our colleagues in different specialty strains together with healthcare, power and monetary strains to ship complete shopper options. That is the subsequent step in our dedication to construct a workforce that differentiates us out there and exceeds our shoppers’ expectations.”

BMS cyber observe divisional director, Simon Meech, said: “Dan is somebody I’ve wished to work with for a while. His dedication, focus and innovation have been speaking factors with shoppers and inside the marketplace for years. As we enter the subsequent chapter of our workforce build-out, Dan is an important cornerstone, chief and professional who will take BMS’ providing to the subsequent stage. This can be a actually thrilling second that elevates each BMS’ and Dan’s ambitions to deliver a unique method of working to our shoppers.”

Ian Gormley, BMS UK CEO, added: “Dan is one other nice rent for our UK Specialty workforce, he brings intensive data in an more and more advanced class, underpinning our dedication to offering our shoppers entry to passionate specialists.”

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