Willis Names CEO For North America
NU Online News Service, Feb 11, 10:46 a.m. EST?Willis Group Holdings, the insurance broker headquartered in London, announced the appointment of Mario P. Vitale as chief executive officer of its Willis North America branch.
Mr. Vitale, who served as the firm's chairman of the global large account practice, assumes his new position immediately.
Willis said the move integrates all of the broker's North American operations under one umbrella that includes 13 regions and various industry practice groups.
"Heading Willis North America, [Mr. Vitale] will unify all our development efforts with a single, integrated expansion plan; this includes organic growth, recruiting producers and identifying potential acquisition candidates," said Joe Plumeri, chairman and chief executive officer of Willis in a statement.
"Until now, we have kept these units separate with like-minded sales strategies but operating on different, albeit, parallel paths," noted Mr. Vitale. "Bringing them together will not only unify the efforts and enable significant cross-selling, but also foster a more aggressive sales environment."
Mr. Vitale joined Willis as a group executive vice president of group sales and marketing in November of 2000.
Prior to joining Willis, Mr. Vitale was president of the risk management division of Kemper Insurance Company for one year and president of the risk management division of Reliance National, with full global responsibilities, for 13 years. He is on the board of directors of the College of Insurance in New York.
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