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Global leadership

Martin South

President and CEO, Marsh - Vice Chair, Marsh McLennan Companies

Martin South is President and Chief Executive Officer of Marsh, the world’s leading insurance broker and risk advisor, with over $20 billion in annual revenue. He also serves as Vice Chair of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), Marsh’s parent and the leading global professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people.

Martin South is President and Chief Executive Officer of Marsh, the world’s leading insurance broker and risk advisor, with over $20 billion in annual revenue. He also serves as Vice Chair of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), Marsh’s parent and the leading global professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people.

Martin leads Marsh’s 45,000 colleagues in providing commercial and individual clients with data-driven risk solutions and advisory services and oversees the firm’s brokerage and specialties, underwriting, digital technology and consulting practices worldwide.

Before being named Marsh’s President and CEO in 2022, Martin served as President of Marsh’s largest region, the US and Canada, for over five years. Between 2007 and 2016, he also served as CEO of Marsh’s Asia-Pacific region, CEO of Marsh UK and Ireland, and CEO of Marsh Europe. Martin’s industry experience includes senior leadership roles at Zurich Financial Services, where he was a member of the Group Management Board, responsible for all of Zurich’s operations outside of North America and Europe, and CEO of Zurich’s London operations. He began his career at Marsh in 1985 with Bowring Marsh.

Martin is a member of the Board of Directors of British American Business, former President of the Chartered Insurance Institute of London and an alumnus of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders program.


Global leadership

Martin South

President and CEO, Marsh - Vice Chair, Marsh McLennan Companies

David L. Eslick

Chairman and CEO, Marsh McLennan Agency

Flavio Piccolomini

CEO, Marsh McLennan International

Regional leadership

Michelle A. Sartain

President, Marsh US and Canada

Chris Lay

CEO, Marsh McLennan UK

Sarah Robson

President & CEO, Marsh Canada Limited

David  Jacob

CEO, Marsh McLennan Asia

Christos  Adamantiadis

CEO, Marsh McLennan Europe

Renée McGowan

CEO, Marsh McLennan IMEA

Ricardo Brockmann

Chairman Marsh McLennan LAC

David Bryant

CEO, Marsh McLennan Pacific and President, Mercer Pacific

Global Marsh Specialty leaders

Angela Duca

Global Head of Credit Specialties

Andrew George

President of Marsh Specialty

Christophe Letondot

Head of Global Alternative Risk Solutions

John Donnelly

President, Global Placement

Marcus Baker

Global Head of Marine, Cargo, & Logistics

Paul Knowles

Global Head of Private Equity and M&A

Amy Barnes

Global Head of Energy & Power, Marsh

Paul Denny

Global Head of FINPRO

Richard Gurney

Global Head of Construction

William Thomas-Ferrand

Global Leader, Captive Solutions