AXIS Insurance, the specialty insurance business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings has announced the promotion of Keith Trivitt to head of commercial and strategic partnerships within its international division.

In this newly created role, Trivitt with have responsibility for expanding commercial initiative and developing profitable strategic growth opportunities.

Based in London he will report to Edward Ashby, global head of distribution for AXIS Insurance and Mark Gregory CEO of AXIS Insurance International Division.

Trivitt brings 15 years experience in business development, marketing and communication to the role. He previously worked in the firm’s marketing and communications function, latterly as head of integrated marketing and communications.

Prior to joining AXIS in 2016, Trivitt served as vice president of marketing at the digital publishing platform Playbuzz, and vice president of Matomy Media Group.

Ashby commented: “Keith has built a strong reputation within AXIS as a leader who embodies our values and culture, including an entrepreneurial mindset and a performance-driven approach.

“He will play a key role in helping us expand the strategic growth pipeline for our International Insurance business, while building closer and deeper relationships with key customers across multiples lines of business.

“We look forward to the contributions Keith will make in this new role as we seek to deliver a clear and well-articulated value proposition to our brokers and their clients.”