18 February 2021Insurance

Brown & Brown appoints Nester as chief information officer

Insurance broker Brown & Brown has promoted Gray Nester to chief information officer (CIO).

Nester has over 20 years of experience in insurance technology leadership. Since December 2019, he has served as the CIO for Brown & Brown’s retail division. Prior to that, he was with BB&T as SVP and business information officer of the insurance division.

He will be based in the Brown & Brown corporate headquarters in Daytona Beach, Florida, and over time transition his duties as retail division CIO.

J. Powell Brown, Brown & Brown’s president and chief executive officer, said: “We are excited to promote Gray as our next CIO for the organization. We initially brought him on to the team based on his experience in leading technology initiatives to streamline and enhance insurance brokerage operations. Having now seen firsthand his knowledge base and his ability to offer innovative solutions, I believe he is the right person to continue driving our technology strategies forward in retail and across our platform.”

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