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4 February 2025news

New COO to start at HDI Global

HDI Global has announced the appointment of Geoff Godwin (pictured) as chief operating officer with effect from Monday 28 April 2025. Godwin will join the executive team, reporting to Stephanie Ogden, chief executive, HDI Global UK and Ireland.

This announcement completes HDI’s Executive team, the company said, and underlines the firm’s commitment to delivering operational excellence through cohesive, empowered teams and innovative thinking, while attracting the best talent to drive its long-term strategic growth plans.

Godwin’s industry career spans some 32 years, in a variety of leadership positions and most recently as chief operating officer at AIG. As a member of AIG’s executive committee, he had responsibility for a number of different areas including UK operations, the customer contact centre, underwriting operations, customer complaints & conduct, and product development oversight. Godwin is a graduate of The Institute of Legal Executives and was a board member of the International Underwriting Association.

Commenting on the appointment, Ogden said: “My ambition has always been to secure a strong, diverse executive team to help lead our UK and Ireland business, and in the short time since I became CEO, I am thrilled that we have delivered just that. Geoff will bring fresh thinking to our business at a time when service and operational excellence is at the core of our growth strategy. I am confident that alongside the rest of our executive team, Geoff and our whole operations function will deliver great things in 2025 and beyond.”

Godwin added: “I am delighted to be joining HDI at this exciting time as the firm continues to drive its growth plans across UK and Ireland. The operations teams across HDI are energetic and eager to work alongside the wider business functions and this collaborative approach will be key to our ongoing success.”

Godwin is just the latest executive to join HDI Global from AIG. Earlier this year HDI Global UK and Ireland announced the appointment of Dan Sammons as captives manager, who was formerly head of alternative risk solutions UK at AIG.

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