Willis makes senior appointments

Willis has announced three senior appointments to its global specialties division. Keith Anderson will assume the role of chief financial officer, Nick Dunlop has been appointed as sales director for the division and Giles Wilkinson becomes marketing director.

Anderson joins Willis with 21 years financial services experience within global organisations. He previously worked at AON UK where he was CFO of the UK specialty and UK retail divisions. Anderson replaces Martin Whaley who is transferring to Willis’ Milan office as the CFO for continental Europe reporting to Flavio Piccolomini.

Dunlop has been with Willis for 26 years. Since 2002 he has been the North American sales director for global markets North America and then WNA London and Bermuda-focussed on developing business solutions for Willis North American customers using the groups London, Bermuda and European resources.

Wilkinson has been with Willis since 1975 and has over 30 years of broking experience within the aviation market. In addition to his role as marketing director, he will continue in his role as client advocate managing the portfolios of Japanese Aviation clients, serving as chairman of Aerospace Japan.

Joe Trotti, chief executive officer, Willis Global Specialties said: “I am delighted to welcome Keith, Nick and Giles into their new roles within Willis Global Specialties. They bring considerable talent, resource and experience to our group. We continue to strengthen our Global Specialties division and these appointments are an integral step in supporting our strategic long-term plans. We look forward to driving the growth of our specialist expertise, resource and business across our retail office network globally.”