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Ascot Appoints Andrew MacDonald U.S. Chief Information Officer
NEW YORK, March 12, 2024 – Ascot Group today announced the appointment of Andrew MacDonald as U.S. Chief Information Officer, reporting to Owen Williams, Chief Information Officer, Ascot Group.
In this role, Andrew is responsible for driving and delivering technology solutions to enable and optimize Ascot’s U.S. business strategy, developing a business technology roadmap, and managing the successful delivery of large business and technology projects.
“In his three decades as an insurance IT professional, Andrew has proven himself to be an effective and respected leader with deep technical knowledge and experience. As we continue to lead Ascot with a client-centric, risk-centric, and tech-centric mindset, Andrew’s forward-thinking mindset and experience driving growth and transformation initiatives at large P&C organizations will be critical to leading our transformation and growth in the digital age,” said Owen Williams.
Andrew joins Ascot from Insurance212 Solutions, where he was the company’s Founder and Principal, focused on transformation programs and insurtech. Prior to founding Insurance212 Solutions, Andrew held the role of Chief Information Officer at Kemper Property & Casualty, where he oversaw all facets of IT in support of the $4 billion P&C insurance operation and chaired a $100 million multi-year transformation program. He has also held significant leadership roles at CNA, The Hartford, and Innovation Group/ Huan.
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