Sydney | 06 September, 2023
Marsh, the world’s leading insurance broker and risk advisor and a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), today announced the appointment of Josh Roach as President of Marsh Pacific, effective 1 January, 2024. Mr. Roach will be based in Sydney and report to David Bryant, CEO of Marsh McLennan Pacific.
In this role, Mr. Roach will be responsible for all aspects of Marsh’s Pacific operations, which encompasses insurance and risk advisory services across Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Papua New Guinea. He succeeds Nick Harris who will be taking up a senior role with Marsh in the UK.
Mr. Roach is currently CEO of Marsh McLennan in New Zealand, President of Marsh New Zealand and Chairman of Marsh, Fiji, where he has oversight of Marsh McLennan’s operations. He joined Marsh in Hong Kong in 2009 and led its Private Equity and M&A practice across Asia for three years, before moving to Australia. Before taking up his current role, he was Head of Marsh Specialty, Pacific. Prior to joining the insurance industry, Mr. Roach was a civil engineer, working on large scale construction projects in Sydney, Melbourne and Dubai.
Commenting on Mr. Roach’s appointment, Mr. Bryant said: “Over his career at Marsh, Josh has consistently demonstrated his strong leadership abilities, especially in his present role spearheading the development of Marsh McLennan’s services and solutions to clients in New Zealand. Under his leadership, Marsh will be well-placed to support clients across the Pacific in this rapidly-changing and often volatile risk landscape.”
Mr. Roach added: “I look forward to harnessing the extensive industry expertise of our colleagues to build greater resilience for our clients and communities. Organisations across the Pacific are facing an increasing range of threats, including cyber risks, climate and weather-related hazards, supply chain vulnerabilities, and the cost of living crisis, which is compounded by rising inflation. Using our analytics and unique insights, I am confident that we will help our clients quantify and manage these risks and better plan for the future.”
