NEW YORK | LONDON | October 20, 2020 – Global technology, media and communications investment bank Drake Star Partners announced today that David Batchelor, a senior executive in the insurance industry, has joined the firm’s InsurTech vertical as Senior Advisor.
David has over 25 years of experience in the insurance sector globally, where he has held various leadership positions at Marsh, the leading global insurance broker, including his appointment as Vice-Chairman and President International. Prior to Marsh David has held leadership positions across the globe with Alexander Forbes, Jardine Lloyd Thompson and AIG in UK , Bermuda , Asia , Pacific, and USA. He is currently a non-executive director in Insurance and advisor to private equity, venture capital, and InsurTech organizations in UK, Asia, and USA.
Commenting on David Batchelor’s appointment, Marc Deschamps, Executive Chairman of Drake Star Partners, said: “David’s unique CEO-level experience, reach in the insurance corporate world, and deep knowledge of the insurance and InsurTech key value drivers will further signal to our clients and partners worldwide our level of commitment towards building one of strongest deal-making teams in this vertical. The InsurTech sector demonstrates accelerating M&A and investment activities due to key factors such as digital transformation and the various applications of Artificial Intelligence and machine learning.”
David Batchelor added: “I am delighted to be joining Drake Star Partners in the exciting InsurTech sector, with all the revolution and changes this is bringing to the insurance world I experienced in my career. I am joining a first-class team at Drake Star and look forward to working with clients in this space.”
Julian Ostertag, Managing Partner and Member of the Executive Committee at Drake Star Partners commented: “David brings a great wealth of expertise and network to our global FinTech/InsurTech activities. His huge sector knowledge in insurance and financial services will be a benefit for our clients globally as we continue to grow our FinTech activities. We are excited to welcome David to our team and look forward to working with him.”
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