Marsh has appointed chief operating officers for three of its core business sectors.
The executives are: Patricia Hagemann, who has been named COO of the Americas; David Lessing, COO of U.S. middle market, and Philip Petronis, COO of global products and services management.
Hagemann will be responsible for driving process enhancements and operating efficiencies throughout the firm's operations in the Americas. Previously, she was CFO of North America operations.
Lessing, joins Marsh from Merrill Lynch, where he was managing director and chief operating officer of the direct division. Previously, he led the Americas strategy group of Merrill Lynch and was responsible for developing and executing key brokerage business initiatives.
Petronis will be responsible for assisting Philip V. Moyles, Jr., executive vice president of Marsh, in developing and executing a growth strategy for global products and services in coordination with the distribution and operations of Marsh.
Petronis has been with Marsh and other companies of Marsh & McLennan Companies for more than 32 years. Most recently, he was executive vice president and CFO of Guy Carpenter.
