LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
ACE Group today announced the appointment of Iñigo de Górgolas as
Manager, Accident and Health for Iberia, as it continues to strengthen
its leadership team in Madrid, a key hub for its regional Accident and
Health (A&H) business in Europe.
In this role, Iñigo will be responsible for the performance, strategy
and future growth of ACE’s extensive A&H business in Spain and Portugal,
including its direct marketing operation, its corporate and affinity
business, and its travel portfolio. He will report to Véronique Brionne,
who was appointed Country President for ACE in Iberia at the beginning
of 2014 and to Pat Drinan, Regional Senior Vice President, A&H in EMEA.
Iñigo joins ACE with 28 years of financial services industry experience
gained at several banks and other companies. Most recently, he was
Country Manager for Spain at Assurant Solutions, a provider of
specialist insurance and related services in North America and select
markets around the world. In this role, he managed the successful launch
of the company’s insurance businesses in Spain and was a member of the
company’s European management team and of its risk, business
development, and operations boards. Prior to this, Iñigo held general
management, distribution and business development roles at Bank of
America and, previously, Banco Santander and its predecessor companies.
Iñigo’s appointment is effective [15 September] and follows the
promotion of Jose Luiz Gomez Banovio, previously Manager of ACE’s A&H
business in Southern Europe, to the role of Regional Head of Travel for
EMEA. Jose Luis will continue to be based in Madrid and work closely
with ACE’s network of A&H colleagues throughout EMEA to manage
performance and strategy of its important travel segment across the
region.
Véronique Brionne, Country President, Iberia at ACE said:
“Given the importance of Spain and Portugal’s accident and health
markets to ACE, it was important to find an experienced leader to take
our extensive direct marketing, corporate and affinity and travel
business forwards. I am delighted to welcome Iñigo to ACE. His breadth
of financial services expertise, including in building strategic
partnerships, business development and customer relationship management,
complements well the skills and expertise of our management team. It
also equips us perfectly to drive our plans for targeted growth in a way
that responds to customer needs as economic recovery takes hold.”
Patrick Drinan, Regional Senior Vice President, Accident and Health,
EMEA, at ACE, said:
“Iberia, where we have some 40 years of experience under the ACE brand
and our predecessor companies, is one of the key hubs of our accident
and health business in Europe and represents one of our largest direct
marketing operations in the region. Iñigo will be instrumental in
leading the continued development of the strong propositions that we
enjoy both as ACE and through our alliances with select strategic
partners, further underlining the importance of Madrid as a centre of
excellence for our A&H business.”
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About ACE:
ACE Group is one of the world’s largest multiline property and casualty
insurers. With operations in 54 countries, ACE provides commercial and
personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and
supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a
diverse group of clients. ACE Limited, the parent company of the ACE
Group, is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ACE) and is a
component of the S&P 500 index.
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Source: ACE Group