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CGSC North America Announces Trio of Senior HiresCGSC North America, part of Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford, one of the world's leading independent global wholesale, underwriting management and reinsurance broking groups, has made a trio of senior appointments in its business development, partnerships and marketing operations. All three will report to Tom Ruggieri, CEO of CGSC North America. William K. (Wim) Ludington joins as Executive Vice President for Carrier Management and Alternative Markets. He will provide carriers with one point of contact for strategic partnership opportunities related to the $2.5 billion in premium sourced by CGSC from retail brokers in North America. In addition to supporting over 20 CGSC MGAs, MGUs and programs that are available to wholesale brokers and underwriting managers, Wim will develop partnerships and new business opportunities by accessing alternative sources of insurance capital via structured products such as Catastrophe Bonds and Insurance Linked Securities. Wim joins from Canaccord Genuity Inc. where he was Head of the US Structured Products Sales team and has held positions at Marsh, JP Morgan, UBS, and CapRok Capital. Mason Power joins as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). He will be responsible for modernizing its marketing infrastructure and tactics and tasked with building further brand awareness of CGSC's range of produts and services among its clients and carrier partners. Mason is a veteran of the insurance technology industry. He was previously CMO at Agencyport, ran global sales, marketing and customer relationship management for Advisen and was a Board Director at Web Connectivity. In his new role Mason will draw on this experience to work closely with CGSC's CIO on modernizing the company's enterprise software and its use of data and analytics. Having started his career at Bloomberg (News - Alert) LP, Mason worked in publishing for internet.com and most recently served as CMO of private equity software provider iLEVEL which is backed by The Blackstone Group and The Carlyle Group. Mark Smith joins as Senior Advisor to both Tom Ruggieri, CGSC North America's CEO, and to the company's Executive Management Committee. Mark will focus on developing new markets and strengthening the company's existing capabilities across over a dozen product and industry-specific practice areas. Prior to joining CGSC North America, Mark was Managing Director and a member of the Executive Committee for RT Specialty. He began his career as a Casualty Underwriter for Facultative Group and has held positions as President of AmWINS Brokerage and President and CEO of Stewart Smith Group. Tom Ruggieri, CEO of CGSC North America said: "Attracting individuals of the caliber of Wim, Mason and Mark to the team is a clear demonstration of our commitment to operational excellence while maintaining the core values that our customers expect. Their experience and expertise will also bring an important expansion to CGSC North America's brokerage and underwriting capabilities." Ends About Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford Cooper Gay Swett & Crawford (CGSC) is one of the world's leading independent global wholesale, underwriting management and reinsurance broking groups. The Group has a network of 60 offices across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Australasia, employing over 1,600 skilled professionals. Visit www.cg-sc.com or www.swett.com.
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