Facing Suit From Former Employer, Parrish Appointed Howden CEO, Americas

March 17, 2026 by Chad Hemenway

Howden said Michael Parrish has been appointed CEO, Americas in a move the broker said would align better for clients.

“Howden Americas, under Mike’s leadership, will bring together the exciting new retail broking operations in the US with our fast-growing business in Latin America,” said David Howden, CEO of Howden.

In another move, Sonia Caamano will lead Latin America and Caribbean as CEO, Howden said. She will report to Parrish, and will be supported by Jose Ignacio Lathrop, who will be taking the role of executive chairman, Latin America. Caamano was previously the CEO of International Growth Markets at Howden.

Parrish and Lathrop were each previously employed by Marsh. Lathrop was most recently CEO of Marsh McLennan Chile.

Parrish’s last role with Marsh was as the head of its Florida zone, and his hire at Howden continues to be the subject of a lawsuit between the rival brokers.

In a lawsuit filed last year in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York as Parrish was announced as CEO of Howden’s new U.S. retail broking business, Marsh alleged he and others who followed him to Howden from Marsh “spearheaded an unlawful scheme to lift out all of Marsh’s Florida zone employees.”

The latest in the case includes a March 16 order denying an attempt by Parrish and fellow defendants to compel Marsh to produce certain material related to Marsh’s recruitment of the defendants, clients, and employees from Aon Risk Services. Parrish had been with Marsh since 2021, but was previously at Aon for 19 years. The judge ruled the defendants did not satisfy a meet-and-confer obligation to exchange discovery.

In another lawsuit against former Marsh employees now at Howden, Marsh was granted its request to prohibit them from using its confidential information, soliciting other former employees, and trying to acquire current and prospective Marsh clients.

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