Sirius restructures management to drive global digital transformation

Bermuda-based re/insurer Sirius International Insurance Group has restructured the management of its Global Business Technology (GBT) team, in a move it hopes will advance innovative solutions, improve operational efficiencies and further reduce costs and redundancies.

Sirius said the restructuring is the final phase in its GBT transformation plan which began in late 2019. Beth Boucher, global chief information officer (CIO), was hired to provide strategic IT leadership and direction for Sirius Group.

The new roles in the GBT team will include Mohammad Alibhai as head of infrastructure and operations, responsible for the adoption and oversight of managed services as well as end user enablement and training.

As chief enterprise architect, Carlos Alston has joined Sirius Group for defining enterprise standards, governance and practices for technology architecture and will be responsible for designing the user experience and considering emerging technologies such as robotics.

David Anderson, as head of research and innovation, will be responsible for creating a platform and ecosystem to incubate Sirius’s innovation capabilities while exploring business sponsored research and development initiatives.

Miguel Mir will assume an expanded role as chief data officer, head of BI&A, which includes leveraging data as a corporate asset and developing solutions to serve enterprise data processing, mining and analytics.

As chief information security officer, Tim Nash will be responsible for establishing and maintaining the firm’s enterprise security technology strategy and policies which include the integration with the firm’s MGUs, Armada and IMG.

Lastly, Michael Venezia will take on an enhanced role as head of technology transformation, responsible for leading the strategy and operational effectiveness for the multiyear transformation of the global business technology team.

Kip Oberting, president and chief executive officer of Sirius Group, said: “Since Beth joined Sirius Group last fall, she has been leading an initiative to undertake a thorough review of the firm’s global business technology capabilities with the goal to maximize innovation and operational excellence throughout the organization.

“These recent key hires and restructuring within the technology group will pave the way for our global digital transformation initiatives that will further enhance the customer experience.”