Jeremy Cooke appointed global head of market relationship management

Marsh has announced the appointment of Jeremy D. Cooke to the new position of Global Head of Market Relationship Management (MRM).

Based in London, Mr Cooke will support Joe McSweeny, President, US/Canada Division; Alex Moczarski, President, International Division; and Sandy Vietor, President of Marsh’s Global Specialties. He will report to Mr Moczarski. Mr Cooke was previously Senior Adviser in Marsh’s Global Markets Practice.

Commenting on his appointment, Mr Cooke said: “In most markets, Marsh is the largest broker in terms of premium volume and I look forward to ensuring we turn our position of strength into the delivery of world class solutions and services to our clients.

“Marsh will continue to enhance the delivery of global placement capabilities locally, and local placement capabilities globally. We will provide clear and consistent communication of our placement strategy to the markets, and maintain accurate and robust data to benchmark these markets effectively. We will use our unrivalled resources to ensure that clients can gain the kind of insurance cover that meets their business needs.”

Dan Glaser, chairman and chief executive officer of Marsh Inc., said: “Jeremy’s long and diverse market experience at senior levels makes him particularly well qualified to develop our fully integrated approach to market relationships globally. Clients and markets both benefit when we maximize our global reach and apply a unified, cohesive model to our market relationships.”

Mr Cooke will also head MRM within the International Division. Adam Kagan has been appointed to head MRM for US/Canada and will report to Mr Cooke.