Felipe Ramirez joins as MD of the McLarens Latin America, with Leo Garzon to take on global role as Senior Vice President, Group Operations, Latin America
ATLANTA – July 2024: McLarens, the global claims services provider, has announced two senior leadership appointments in Latin America. Felipe Ramirez has been appointed as Managing Director of the McLarens Latin America, and Leo Garzon is to take on a new global role within the organization as Senior Vice President, Group Operation, Latin America.
Felipe previously served as the Managing Director for Latin America at a major global insurance services firm, overseeing a team of over 350 people. In his role as MD of McLarens Latin America, Felipe will be responsible for the strategy, direction, and overall success of all aspects of McLarens’ operations across the region. He will be based out of Mexico City and Houston, Texas and will oversee operations across oversee all current and future McLarens operations across Latin America.
Felipe is an industrial engineer with a specialty in finance. He brings a wealth of industry knowledge and leadership experience to the role, with a proven track record of building meaningful partnerships. He has been a loss adjuster for over 25 years working within the Latin American, US and London markets. Having lead business growth in Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile and Brazil, Felipe has handled diverse assignments ranging from oil & gas, power generation, mining, CAT events, marine, financial lines, cyber, aviation, civil liability, environmental and business interruption.
Felipe will succeed the current Managing Director of McLarens Latin America, Leo Garzon, who takes on a new global role within the organization as Senior Vice President, Group Operations, Latin America. This will include leading McLarens’ Group Operations within the region, with responsibility for expansion into new segments, partnerships, and service offerings, alonside strengthening relationships across international reinsurance markets in London and Miami, FL. Leo will continue to serve as an executive member of the Global Management Team. With more than twenty-five years in the forensic engineering, construction and insurance industries, Leo has extensive experience in risk and vulnerability assessments across various industries, CAT response, claims data management and business management.
Gary Brown, CEO said: “Over the last two years we made significant progress in expanding our market position and building the McLarens brand in Latin America. It’s a dynamic and diverse region with strong potential for growth for our core claims, specialty and technical consulting services. We have ambitious plans to advance our marketshare in the region. I am very excited to begin this new business chapter in Latin America and congratulate both Felipe and Leo on their new roles.”
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MCLARENS ANNOUNCES SENIOR LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS IN LATIN AMERICA
