Peter Child appointed as head of Artex European Operations
Artex Risk Solutions has appointed Peter Child as head of Artex European Operations. In this role he will oversee its Guernsey, Malta, Gibraltar and London offices.
Mr Child will continue with his role of managing director of the Guernsey office and continue reporting to Nick Heys, CEO of Artex International.
“Peter has been an integral part of our management team for more than a decade and his leadership has been key to our success in Guernsey. Extending Peter’s responsibility to our other European locations positions us for continued growth in the marketplace and I am excited to see where he will lead us,” said Mr Heys.
Mr Child has 20 years’ insurance experience. He began his insurance career in underwriting at Euler Hermes and also held a position at the Guernsey Financial Services Commission, before returning to the management of insurance programmes at Aon.
In 2007, he took on the role of director at Heritage, which was subsequently acquired by Artex in 2014. In 2016, he was promoted to managing director of the Guernsey office. He is the immediate past chairman of the Guernsey International Insurance Association.