Global insurance broker Howden has announced that it is now aligning its International Growth Markets (IGM) business with its respective regions, resulting in a number of leadership appointments and regional structural changes, effective April 1, 2026.
The broker explained that the IGM unit, led by Sonia Caamaño, has built and scaled fast-growing businesses and has achieved an average organic growth of 16% per year over the past three years as the unit prepares for the integration of these businesses into its regional structure.
Howden said the success of this approach means it will now “combine the IGM business with its respective regions to more effectively serve customers and insurance partners.”
This includes the creation of a new EMEA brokerage region, aligning the company’s Middle East and Africa operations (including the UAE, Bahrain, Oman, Tanzania, South Africa) and its newly launched branches in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with Howden’s European operations.
Luigi Sturani will serve as EMEA Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and MEA CEO Richard Mockett will report to Sturani. In addition, Paul Redgate will serve as Chairman of MEA and Chairman of Specialty.
The restructuring is also aimed at strengthening Howden’s presence in the Americas, with the company highlighting “significant opportunities for customers in the Americas to work more closely together by ensuring they have access to all of Howden’s expertise and capabilities”.
In light of this, Mike Parrish has been appointed CEO, Americas, while Caamaño will serve as CEO, Latin America and the Caribbean, reporting to Parrish. As Howden looks to leverage its capabilities to meet growing demand for expertise, Caamaño will lead the delivery of these services to clients while driving collaboration with Howden’s newly formed U.S. retail business, also led by Parrish. In addition, once Camagno takes over as executive chairman of Latin America, he will have the support of José Ignacio Lathrop.
The broker has also decided to realign its operations in India, led by Amit Agarwal, with the Asia region, led by Rohan Bhappu as Asia CEO. In addition, Paul Redgate will serve as Chairman of Howden India.
David Howden CBE, CEO of Howden, commented: “As we continue to attract talent, getting them to serve our customers is our top priority. These changes reflect our continued commitment to getting the right landscape in place, with the right talent where our customers need us today and where they need us next.”
“Howden Americas, under Mike’s leadership, will combine the exciting new retail brokerage business in the US with our fast-growing business in Latin America. Under Sonia’s leadership, IGM has been a trailblazer in fast-growing markets over the past three years and I am delighted that she will now lead Latin America and the Caribbean in the next phase. Luigi brings a wealth of experience working at MEA and his leadership and experience will help Richard Mockett and his team enter a new phase of growth.” Rohan Having already worked in India and knowing many of the people in the Howden team, these appointments are testament to the strength of our leadership team, who together provide a strong foundation for our next phase of growth.”
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