New managing director of McLarens Latin America

Felipe Ramirez has been appointed as managing director of McLarens Latin America. In his new role he will be responsible for the strategy, direction, and the overall success of all aspects of McLarens’ operations across the region, said the firm. He will be based out of Mexico City and Houston, Texas, and will oversee all current and future McLarens operations across Latin America.

Ramirez is an industrial engineer with a specialty in finance. He has been a loss adjuster for over 25 years, working within the Latin American, US and London markets. He has led business growth in Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile and Brazil, and handled diverse assignments ranging from oil & gas, power generation, mining, CAT events, marine, financial lines, cyber, aviation, civil liability, environmental and business interruption.

Ramirez will succeed the current managing director of McLarens Latin America, Leo Garzon, who takes on a new global role within the organisation 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, alongside strengthening relationships across international reinsurance markets in London and Miami.

Garzon will continue to serve as an executive member of the global management team. With more than 25 years in the forensic engineering, construction and insurance industries, he 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 market share 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.”