Peter Zaffino
Peter Zaffino | |
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Born |
January 1967 Greenwich, Connecticut |
Nationality | American and Irish |
Education |
Boston College (BA) New York University MBA |
Occupation | President and CEO of Marsh |
Predecessor | Dan Glaser |
Parent(s) | Salvatore D. Zaffino, and Marion Zaffino |
Peter Zaffino is president and chief executive officer of Marsh, and chairman of Marsh & McLennan Companies' Risk & Insurance Services segment, which includes Marsh and Guy Carpenter and Company, a reinsurance intermediary.
Early life and education
Zaffino is the son of Salvatore D. Zaffino, the former chairman of Guy Carpenter, and Marion Zaffino.[1]
He holds a BA in economics from Boston College and an MBA in finance from New York University's Leonard N. Stern School of Business. He holds the CPCU and Associate in Reinsurance designations.[2]
Career
Zaffino has held several roles at Marsh & McLennan Companies.[3] Prior to becoming president and CEO of Marsh, he was president and CEO of Guy Carpenter.[4] Zaffino was appointed to lead Marsh in early 2011, and his responsibilities were expanded to include Risk & Insurance Services in early 2015.[5][6] Since 2008, Zaffino has been a member of the executive committee at Marsh & McLennan Companies, the parent company of Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer, and Oliver Wyman.[7] Under Zaffino's leadership, Marsh built an analytics solution, delivered through a mobile platform using real-time data.[8][9] Zaffino is also overseeing the expansion of Marsh & McLennan Agency,[10] which serves clients in the small- and mid-market brokerage marketplace.[11]
Before joining Guy Carpenter in 2001, he served in several senior executive positions at a GE Capital portfolio company specializing in alternative risk insurance and reinsurance.[12]
Boards
Zaffino is a member of the board of directors of the New York Police and Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit Fund, which provides assistance to families of New York City police and fire personnel (including Emergency Medical Services and Port Authority) who have been killed in the line of duty.[13] He also serves on the board of overseers for The School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science of St. John’s University.[14]
References
- ↑ "Guy Carpenter Chairman Zaffino Retires | PropertyCasualty360". Property Consultancy 360°. ALM Media. 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
- ↑ "Leadership | Marsh". Marsh | Global Leader in Insurance Broking and Risk Management. Marsh. 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
- ↑ "(Press Release) Marsh & McLennan Companies Announces Changes to Senior Management Team". Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. Marsh & McLennan Companies. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
- ↑ Roberts, Sally (2008-02-27). "Peter Zaffino named CEO of Guy Carpenter - Business Insurance". Business Insurance. Crain Communications, Inc. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
- ↑ "UPDATE 1-Marsh and McLennan names new CEO for Marsh unit". Reuters. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
- ↑ "(Press Release) Marsh & McLennan Appoints Peter Zaffino Chairman of Its Risk & Insurance Services Segment". MarketWatch. MarketWatch, Inc. 2015-05-07. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
- ↑ "Leadership | About Us | Marsh & McLennan Companies". Marsh & McLennan Companies. Marsh & McLennan Companies. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
- ↑ "Investor Day 2014 Webcast". Multimedia Centre. NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions International Limited. 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2015-06-18.
- ↑ "FOCUS on the Middle Market: Peter Zaffino, President & CEO, Marsh LLC". President & CEO Magazine. Nexxus Publishing. 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
- ↑ Kenealy, Bill (2015-06-01). "Marsh makes big mid-market push with Texas purchase". Business Insurance. Crain Communications, Inc. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
- ↑ Hoffmann, Mark A. (2014-07-20). "Top insurance brokers: Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc.". Business Insurance. Crain Communications, Inc. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
- ↑ "(Press Release) REG-Marsh & McLennan Peter Zaffino Named Chief Executive Officer of Guy Carpenter". Reuters. 2008-02-28. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
- ↑ "Darien's Zaffino, CEO of Marsh Inc., Now on NYC Police & Fire Benefit Fund Board". Darien, CT Patch | Local News. Patch Media. 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
- ↑ "St John's Insurance Leader 2013: Robert H. Benmosche". news.advisen.com. Retrieved 2015-05-27.