Reinsurance specialist broker Guy Carpenter has appointed Quentin Perrot as managing director, GC securities, effective immediately.

In his new role, he will be responsible for the origination and structuring of insurance-linked securities, collateralised structures, and alternative capital, supporting clients from around the world including Bermuda, U.S. and Europe.

Based in London, Perrot will report to Shiv Kumar, president, GC Securities.

Perrot brings extensive expertise across a broad spectrum of ILS and collateralised products to the role and has developed numerous innovative solutions that have helped expand the market’s potential.

He joins the business from Willis Re Securities and most recently served as senior vice president and head of the European ILS team. Perrot joined Willis Re in 2014 and prior to that was a Structurer of ILS products at BNP Paribas Bank.

Kumar commented: “We are very pleased to welcome Quentin to the GC Securities team. As our clients expand the use of alternative capital and insurance-linked securitisation, Quentin’s extensive structuring experience and relationships in this space will provide Guy Carpenter a key competitive advantage.”