McLarens elevates company growth VP to COO

Jon Clark (pictured) has been promoted to chief working officer at international claims providers supplier McLarens. The brand new place locations Clark in McLarens’ C-suite, underlining the corporate’s persevering with growth of its specialist proposition worldwide.

In his capability as COO, Clark will spearhead the event and enhancement of McLarens’ observe areas whereas additionally overseeing the agency’s funding technique and new product growth. Collaborating with regional and fellow C-suite leaders, he may even look to strengthen international partnerships and scale the enterprise successfully.

Since becoming a member of McLarens in April 2020, Clark has performed a pivotal function in remodeling the corporate from a loss adjusting agency to a broader claims providers supplier with a concentrate on complicated, business, and specialty insurance coverage markets.

Beforehand serving as vice chairman of company growth, Clark led the worldwide buildout of McLarens’ forensic and technical providers. His group’s efforts have resulted in 13 profitable M&A (mergers and acquisitions) transactions, increasing the corporate’s attain in engineering, forensic science and investigation, and constructing consultancy.

Clark’s profession contains vital roles in international firms the place he managed enterprise growth. Earlier than McLarens, he was vice chairman of worldwide technique at a publicly traded monetary providers firm, group chief monetary officer at an Australian specialty finance agency, and managing director at a middle-market funding financial institution.

Lifting the lid on his wider remit, Clark acknowledged: “Consistent with our technique to supply higher outcomes for the complicated, business, and specialty insurance coverage markets, the McLarens enterprise has developed considerably in recent times, rising our worldwide footprint, launching new choices, and increasing into fully new service strains.

“I’m wanting ahead to partnering with our distinctive leaders and excellent technical consultants to proceed to drive this ahead on the execution and supply of McLarens’ strategic imaginative and prescient.”

In the meantime, chief govt Gary Brown commented: “McLarens is now a multi-disciplinary enterprise of appreciable scale, and it’s essential that our international C-suite displays this and gives a powerful basis for the subsequent section of our growth.

“Jon’s distinctive expertise and experience throughout finance, international scalability of providers, operational efficiencies, and company growth will assist McLarens proceed this trajectory and finally ship higher outcomes for our shoppers.”

The CEO added: “He’s an distinctive chief who has confirmed his unwavering dedication to McLarens. I’m delighted that he has taken on this necessary function.”

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