Gallagher today announced the appointment of Joe Gilliland in a senior US focused crisis management role. As Executive Director of the practice he will work closely with Gallagher’s existing US team led by Bill Harrison, who is also an Executive Director, and will be responsible for driving Gallagher’s growth plans in the region. He will report to Paul Bassett, Managing Director of crisis management for Gallagher Specialty.
Joe joins Gallagher from Sompo where, for the last two years, he has been Vice President of crisis management underwriting and the team lead for North America. Over his career, Joe has also held senior crisis management positions at both Beazley and Aon. He has worked across all elements of crisis management and brings specialist experience in terrorism, political violence and active shooter insurance and risk management solutions.
Commenting on the appointment, Paul said: “Joe brings fantastic technical knowledge, great industry relationships and strengthens our existing crisis management capability and what we can offer clients looking for support in this highly important area of cover. His experience of advising complex US based clients gives us an excellent foundation to develop further products and support firms against the current fast evolving threat landscape.
“This appointment speaks directly to our strategy of employing talented people to support our existing clients, expand our services to new customers and deliver on our ambitious growth plans. Joe will be responsible for growing our client base and business alongside our existing terrorism advantage product offering led by Julia Abbott, also based in the US, and we are very pleased to have him on board.”
Joe added: “I am thrilled to be joining Gallagher and to have the opportunity to further develop its crisis management offering in the US. The products and services available to clients looking to protect their business from harm have developed over recent years and Gallagher has taken a proactive risk management approach to support its client base. I will be looking to build on this and further develop specialised offerings and additional consultancy services.”