2011-07-26
By staff reporter
QBE has announced the appointment of Patrick Coene as managing director of its European markets division. Based in Brussels, Coene will join QBE in September 2011 and report to Terry Whittaker, managing director, distribution, QBE European Operations.
Coene was previously chief executive officer of Amlin Corporate Insurance NV. He graduated as a PhD in Engineering Economic Systems at Stanford University in 1981 and started his career in management consultancy with DRI Europe and McKinsey. Coene joined the P&C division of AG 1824 (now AG Insurance) in 1992 where he was latterly head of motor insurance. In 1998 he joined Fortis Corporate Insurance with responsibilities including fleet, property, IT and country management Belgium and was subsequently appointed chief executive officer of Fortis Corporate Insurance (now Amlin Corporate Insurance).
Commenting on the appointment, Terry Whittaker said: “Patrick brings not only extensive underwriting and management experience, but also provides an essential continental European perspective at executive level, which we believe is key to expanding our business proposition to benefit both brokers and clients”.
Steven Burns, chief executive officer, QBE European Operations, added: “The profitable growth and diversification of our continental European business is a critical aspect of our strategy for the next five years. We are delighted that Patrick has agreed to join QBE to accelerate the development of this business”.
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