Oneglobal swoops on Gallagher to accelerate growth in Latin America

Specialist independent Lloyd's broker and delegated authority specialist  Oneglobal Broking has revealed a key leadership appointment in Latin America as it continues the build out of its international operations.

The new hire was latterly placement vice president for Arthur J. Gallagher Colombia and has held a number of senior roles at Fairfax Financial Holdings, Guy Carpenter and Marsh.

Ernesto de Lima (pictured) has been appointed CEO of the Andean Region (excluding Chile). He will report to Nicolau Daudt, CEO LatAm Oneglobal and will officially join on April 1.

Oneglobal said the appointment follows "significant growth" in Latin American in its first 18 months of operations. The LatAm operation is led by Daudt and Jose Miguel Gonzalez, chief commercial officer LatAm, and supported by Ricardo Retana, CEO of its Central American operation and a team of technical and operational brokers.

De Lima is an experienced insurance and reinsurance professional with over 15 years in the industry, in the property, sabotage & terrorism and power & utility markets.

Daudt said: “I am excited to welcome Ernesto to the Oneglobal team to head up the Andean operations in an exciting period of growth. He is a highly recognised individual in the Latin American market and his specialist experience will be fundamental in our mission to deliver high quality service to our clients in the Andean markets.”

De Lima added: “I am thrilled to be joining Oneglobal with a mission to develop and grow the business further in this exciting region. Oneglobal have a great reputation in the Latin American market, and I look forward to being a part of a dynamic group that consistently delivers excellent broking services across the globe. I aim to replicate these services to our Andean region clients and hope to expand our team in the near future.”

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