James Kent Named Willis Re Global Deputy CEO

Willis Re, the reinsurance business of brokerage Willis Towers Watson, has promoted James Kent to the position of global deputy chief executive officer. Kent will retain his role as president of Willis Re North America and continue to work in New York alongside Willis Re North America CEO Jim Bradshaw. In his new role as global deputy CEO, Kent will work with Global CEO John Cavanagh and Global Chairman Paddy Jago on the business’s worldwide operations. Kent joined Willis Re in 2004 as executive vice president of Willis Re Bermuda. In 2010, he was named president of Willis Re ...