HDI Global announces new Managing Director of Singapore branch office as incumbent retires

Τρίτη, 23 Ιανουαρίου 2024 12:47
HDI Global announces new Managing Director of Singapore branch office as incumbent retires

HDI Global SE will appoint Alex Tarantino as Managing Director HDI Global SE Singapore, as Graham Silton announces his retirement in mid-2024 following over four successful decades in the insurance industry. Andrew Cochrane to lead Liability in Australasia following Alex Tarantino departure.

Graham Silton joined HDI Global SE Australia in May 2015 and successfully grew the property portfolio in Australia before being appointed as Managing Director for Singapore in 2017. Since then, Silton has played a pivotal role in transforming the reputation of the Singapore branch office and developing a strong following in the market place, contributing also to the positive overall result of the German based industrial insurer, HDI Global. Following four decades in the insurance industry as a leader and expert property underwriter with international experience, Silton will retire at the end of June 2024.

Alex Tarantino, currently Regional Underwriting Manager Liability and Cyber Asia Pacific, will continue in his current role until he moves to Singapore as Managing Director Singapore and Asia Pacific Liability Head from 1 July 2024. With over twenty years of International Underwriting experience across the UK, Canada and Australia, Tarantino joined HDI Global SE in 2019. His assignment to Singapore reflects HDI’s ambitions to continue expanding its reach in the growth regions of Asia Pacific.

Andrew Cochrane, currently Liability Underwriting Manager, Northern Region will become Underwriting Manager Liability Australasia in the Sydney office from January 2024. Cochrane’s career began in London in 2002 as an International Liability broker focused on Australia, Canada, Africa and Latin America business before moving to Australia in 2015 to pursue liability underwriting opportunities. In 2019, Cochrane joined HDI Global where he has been instrumental along with Tarantino in growing the liability book and establishing HDI as one of the leading Liability markets in Australia.

“We’re delighted to see this transition of strong leadership from Graham Silton who has built a dedicated team and business for our Singapore office, on to Alex Tarantino who we entrust to continue to grow our brand and become a leading corporate insurer in the region.”
David Hullin
Board member of HDI Global

“Graham is an outstanding leader, who has made a significant contribution to our business first here in Australia and over the last seven years as a leader in Singapore expanding our HDI reach in the growth regions of the ASEAN”, Stefan Feldmann, Head of HDI Global Asia Pacific and Managing Director HDI Global Australia, continues. “Graham’s dedication to our staff, brokers, customers and ensuring financial success for HDI has set a high standard for those who will follow in his footsteps. He will be missed by colleagues who all have the deepest appreciation for the value he added to so many individuals and our larger business.”

“Alex is a highly experienced underwriter with strong technical expertise in steering profitable portfolio growth. Since joining HDI in 2019, Alex has overseen our liability expansion nationally across Australia, while building a talented team to provide market leading solutions. In addition, he has already been providing oversight to the Asia Pacific region where he will continue to focus on strengthening the brand across all lines", says Feldmann on the appointment of Tarantino as Managing Director Singapore and Asia Pacific Liability Head.

"With a global perspective, Alex has a keen understanding of the needs and drivers within local markets that will underpin our ambition to be a reliable partner in the transformation of our broker, ceding partners and clients in the Asia Pacific."
Stefan Feldmann
Head of HDI Global Asia Pacific and Managing Director HDI Global Australia

On the appointment of Andrew Cochrane as Underwriting Manager Liability Australasia Feldmann says: “Andy has been central to leading our success in New South Wales and supporting the development of the Queensland liability portfolio for HDI in Australia. In addition to his strong technical knowledge, Andy embodies our relationship approach to looking after our brokers with his own unique brand that as a culture we try to encourage and share with our partners and clients.”

David Hullin concludes on the personnel changes: “I am very pleased that we have been able to fill these important leadership roles with our highly capable internal talents. The depth of talent in our team means we will continue to provide specialist underwriting expertise, meaningful capacity and tailored solutions for large complex risk including our International Programme capabilities. I am very confident that we have experienced leaders in place to continue the successful work we have done in building a strong offering to our clients and brokers”.

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