BMS appointed Rob Neighbour as divisional director, BMS energy. He served at Alesco Risk Management Services as partner. Howden appointed David Shalders as group chief operating officer. He served at LSEG as chief operating officer and head of integration. AmTrust Financial Services, Inc appointed James Thanasules as president. He served as vice president and senior underwriting counsel at First American Title Insurance Company. Ryan Specialty promoted Lana Jankovic as chief audit and sarbanes-oxley officer. She served as vice president of North American Internal Audit and global SOX at AmTrust Financial. Centri Business Consulting, LLC announced the following appointments: |

• John Swanick - senior director
• Joe Hayes - managing director

Burns & Wilcox announced that Andy Wood joined as vice president and practice group leader, professional liability. He led Hiscox across the Midwest, overseeing a diverse portfolio that included technology, errors & omissions, cyber, management liability, miscellaneous professional liability, allied healthcare, architects & engineers, casualty, terrorism and kidnap & ransom. World Insurance Associates LLC announced that Andrea Haan joined as new chief human resources officer. She served as senior vice president of global talent at Circana. DUAL North America announced that Mike Sherry joined as head of its transactional risk division. He served as senior vice president at Alliant's mergers & acquisitions group. Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Association announced that Barbara Petersen Law joined as president, CEO and secretary. She held 30 years of public and private sector experience. Xenia Broking Group Limited appointed Steven Stennett as chief executive officer. He served as commercial director at Allianz Trade U.K. and Ireland. IFC National Marketing appointed Audrey Villeneuve to its board of directors of Women in Insurance and Financial Service. She also serves as a senior sales consultant. Grange Insurance Company announced that Kyle Welch joined as vice president of commercial lines underwriting. He previously served as VP, sales and marketing strategy and operations at Grange. Marsh announced that Susan Gonzales joined as its Houston energy hub and office leader. She served at AIG as U.S. head of energy casualty. Galway Holdings announced the following appointments: |

• Steve Denton - CEO, retail services
• John Jennings - CEO, specialty markets
• John Hahn - chairman

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