Oliver Davies has been appointed chief distribution officer at HDI Global for UK and Ireland, as he continues to build out the industrial insurer’s captive services locally.
Davies has worked for HDI in London since 2020 and was most recently director of distribution and marketing.
The role change was announced as part of several appointments by newly appointed CEO of HDI’s UK and Ireland business, Stephanie Ogden.
Simon Hunt has been appointed chief financial officer, while Gemma McWilliam is now chief people officer.
HDI has been ramping up its presence in the UK captive fronting market in the past year, with Davies currently recruiting for a Captive Services Team Leader and other captive roles.
Commenting on the new appointments, Ogden said: “Our UK & Ireland business has seen consistently strong, profitable growth and our success is testament to the dedication and commitment from our talented employees across the whole business.
“Our new executive team draws on this experience and expertise. I am confident that under its leadership we can continue this impressive growth while meeting the needs of our clients and brokers as a trusted, reliable partner in times of transformation.
“We have aspirations to be a leader in the UK and Ireland for clients looking to partner over the long-term with an extensive range of Commercial and Specialty products across a variety of risk transfer and risk services.”
Oliver Davies will feature on an upcoming episode of the Global Captive Podcast where he discusses HDI captive fronting plans in the UK.