In May 2025 Gary Field will step down as Head of Underwriting and take on a new role as the Head of Club Development and Member Relationships. Rupert Harris will take over as Chief Underwriting Officer and remain as Head of Reinsurance. He will be working alongside Jerry Westmore (Head of European Underwriting), Sarah Chase (Head of Americas Underwriting), Eric Wu (Head of Eastern Underwriting), Peter Hulyer (Chief Commercial Officer) and our senior underwriting team as we continue to deliver against our vision to be the industry’s most trusted and valued P&I Club.
Jerry Westmore will take over from Rupert Harris at Chief Executive Officer of Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association (Europe) Limited (Steamship Europe).
With effect from 20 November 2024, Jamie Taylor, will assume the role of Managing Director (Asia Pacific) and Francis Vrettos, the role of Managing Director (Mediterranean).
The Club is also pleased to announce that it has established a new company in the USA to provide additional support to its United States and Canadian based Members. This operation will be led by Lauren Wilgus who will join the Club in early 2025. Lauren has worked as a maritime defence attorney for the law firm, Blank Rome for 16 years. She has been a Partner in their Maritime Litigation Group and Lauren has worked extensively on P&I related litigation for many years. Gary Field said “The opening of our North American based office further bolsters our position as the market leader in the region. We are delighted to welcome Lauren Wilgus to the Club”.
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