Insurance Times rounds up the most significant appointments, hires and leadership developments from 9 to 13 November 2026
It may be Friday 13 but the industry has had no bad luck when it comes to hearing about appointments this week. Among the biggest moves, CFC appointed Debbie Griffin as chief people officer.
Adam Winslow, group chief executive at CFC, said: “We have ambitious plans for CFC and having the right leadership team in place is critical to delivering them.”
Next, Gallagher appointed Rawden Leigh as head of retail within its financial institutions practice as it looks to further develop its proposition across the UK and Europe.
Based in London, Leigh will lead the broker’s client offering for retail financial institutions and report to David Rogers, managing director of financial institutions at Gallagher.
Then, Bspoke Commercial appointed Ian Newman as director of digital and transformation as it looks to expand its technology-led broker trading capabilities.
Joining from Ventis Insurance, Newman will lead the development and performance of Bspoke Online and the firm’s Acturis eTrade proposition.
Meanwhile, Marsh appointed Ed Gold as chief executive of its UK aviation and space business, with effect from 1 January 2027.
Moving up from his current position as deputy chief executive of UK aviation and space, Gold will succeed Tony Ambrose, who will continue as global chairman of aviation and space at Marsh.
Finally, following on from the commercial reshuffling last week, Aviva appointed Ann Owen as managing director of UK commercial and Aviva Private Clients (APC) with immediate effect.
Moving from her most recent role as managing director for APC, Owen’s promotion comes as David Martin prepares to leave Aviva and join PIB Group as its new chief executive.
The appointment brings the insurer’s UK commercial operations and private client business under Owen’s leadership as Aviva looks to create additional growth opportunities across the two divisions.
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