Margrett Named Willis International CEO

Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings has appointed David Margrett as chief executive officer of Willis International.

A senior executive at Willis for the last seven years, Margrett will work alongside Sarah Turvill, chairman of Willis International, to focus on driving growth in the coming years.

Since joining Willis in 2004, Margrett has held a number of senior positions, including chairman and CEO of Global Specialties and of Willis Limited, chairman of Faber & Dumas (third party wholesale business) and most recently, president and chief operating officer of Willis Global. Prior to joining Willis, he was CEO of insurance broker Heath Lambert.

Willis International is the retail brokerage division of Willis that focuses on business opportunities outside North America, Great Britain and Ireland.