Global broker, Willis Towers Watson has announced the appointment of Mark Russell-Vick as its new head of broking for its Finex Business for Great Britain within its Corporate Risk & Broking (CRB) segment.

In his new role, he will be responsible for developing and managing the Finex GB broking and segmentation strategy. He will report to both Olivia Cooper, head of Finex GB and Clyde Bernstein, head of brokerage GB CRB.

Russell-Vick joins the company from Marsh having been there for three decades, most recently as a managing director and head of placement for Marsh FINPRO UK, since 2005 he was responsible for client solutions as well as business efficiency and at the same time he has been a financial institutions broker from Marsh in London since 1989.

Olivia Cooper, head of Finex GB at Willis Towers Watson, said financial and executive risks such as cyber, directors and officers and professional indemnity have “come under the spotlight in this volatile and uncertain environment.”