ACORD has elected nine new members to its board of directors. In addition, Sal Branca, senior vice president at AIG, will continue his role as board chair.
“ACORD would like to welcome our new board members. The industry is incredibly fortunate to be represented by this senior group of leaders,” said ACORD's president and chief executive officer, Bill Pieroni.
The new directors are:
Christoph Carus, Head of Central Division: Reinsurance Accounting at Munich Re, leads the enterprise architecture (“EA”) function at Munich Re and also chairs the IT investment board.
Sue Figueredo, Senior Vice President of Business Insurance Operations at Traveler's, is responsible for strategy, development and execution delivery, relationship management, customer and agent experience, operational excellence, and recruiting and developing future leaders.
Simon Gaffney, Chief Data Officer of Willis Towers Watson, is responsible for the company's data strategy, data assets, and information security. Mr. Gaffney has been with the company for 20 years and most recently served as chief operating officer for the global businesses.
Dave Matcham, Chief Executive Officer at International Underwriting Association of London (“IUA”), serves on the IUA board and many market groups on behalf of the company market, notably the London Market Group. Previously, Mr. Matcham worked for 18 years in senior leadership positions for the Institute of London Underwriters.
Tony Mattioli, Chief Information Officer at AssuredPartners, Inc., is responsible for focusing on technology solutions and initiatives throughout the company. With 35 years of experience in the property/casualty insurance businesses, he has held a number of senior executive positions in the industry. Most recently, he was the chief information officer at Marsh for the risk and insurance services group that included Marsh and Guy Carpenter.
Gray Nester, SVP/Business Information Officer at BB&T, has worked with the various insurance businesses at BB&T to assist the business in providing efficiency and solutions to managing the distribution of insurance across all channels.
Robert Rusbuldt, President & Chief Executive Officer of Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America, Inc. (“IIABA”), joined the association in 1986 and was named chief executive officer in 2001.
Conor Whelan, Chief Information Officer at JLT Group, works to transform the IT function while also leading the digital revolution within the company. Prior to joining JLT, Mr. Whelan spent the last five years improving the IT capability within TNT Express.
Carol Zacharias, SVP, Underwriting Counsel at QBE North America, previously served as deputy general counsel to Ace North America, now part of Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, and as chair of the American Bar Association Business Law Section's Business Insurance Committee.
Learn more: www.acord.org.
Victoria Spears
Victoria Prussen Spears is senior vice president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Brooklyn Law School, Ms. Spears was an attorney at a leading New York City law firm before joining Meyerowitz Communications. She may be contacted at [email protected].