Howden creates two new management positions in Europe to manage regional expansion

Howden, the international insurance broker, has created two new management positions in Europe to reflect its expansion in the region.

Luigi Sturani joins Howden as chief executive officer (CEO) for Europe, while Enrico Nanni becomes chief commercial officer for Europe.

Sturani leads a diverse regional management team, supported by Louise Cable-Alexander, who serves as CEO for Northern Europe, and Danny Sever, CEO for the Mediterranean region.

He spent 15 years at Aon in London, serving as CEO for specialty, EMEA, and managing director and head of global property and casualty, crisis management. Before that he was at Willis, where he was a managing director.

Nanni was previously chief commercial officer for specialty, EMEA at Aon, where he held various other senior management positions after joining from Willis in 2006.

The management team oversees more than 1,400 people across Europe, a number that continues to grow: Howden’s broking group in Europe has welcomed more than 300 new starters in the past 24 months.

José Manuel González, CEO of Howden Broking Group in London, said: “We are at a critical juncture in the European market. Clients want choice and we believe, as we always have, that to provide for clients you have to first build a home for talent. And as we enter this battle for talent, experienced leaders like Luigi and Enrico choosing Howden is further proof that 26 years of building a unique, entrepreneurial culture is paying off.”

Sturani said: “I love that Howden wants me to be an entrepreneur in a people-first business. They’re not looking for passengers, they’re looking for people who want to build things and that’s honestly unique and incredibly attractive.”

Sturani also praised Howden’s clarity of vision. “We all want to go back to the basics of broking and distribution – a simple, high-quality service for clients and insurance partners – and we have the energy and agility to do it here,” he said. “The blend of Howden’s European retail platform with its London specialty business is particularly distinctive. It’s a defining moment in the market.”

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