Melissa Carmichael Appointed Head of US Cyber at Beazley PLC

Beazley PLC named Melissa Carmichael as head of U.S cyber.

She will be based in New York, reporting to Paul Bantick, global head of cyber risks.

“In an era of accelerating cyber threats it’s crucial that we have in place leaders of Melissa’s caliber and expertise,” Bantick said.

Carmichael brings over 25 years of industry experience to her new role. She joins Beazley from Aon, where she served as managing director, specialty & middle market leader. Prior to Aon, she spent more than 16 years at Marsh, culminating in her role as managing director, N.Y. FINPRO practice leader.

Carmichael expressed her enthusiasm for the new role: “I’m excited to be joining such an impressive team at Beazley. I greatly look forward to working with the team and partnering with our brokers to further build on this success and grow our market leading position.” &