Grahame chilton biography examples

Broking veteran Grahame ‘Chily’ Chilton has been appointed chief executive of Arthur J Gallagher International.

His appointment follows the departure of David Ross to head up Towergate.

Chilton, best known for running reinsurance broker Benfield before it was bought by Aon in 2008, currently heads up reinsurance broker Capsicum Re – a joint venture between Gallagher and Chilton.

He will continue to run Capsicum Re.

Gallagher group chief executive Patrick Gallagher said: “Chily has an outstanding reputation and proven track record as a successful industry leader who understands how to balance the entrepreneurial culture that our business is built on, with the successful running of a large scale organisation.

“We are delighted that he has agreed to lead the team as they continue to drive future growth while remaining firmly committed to delivering quality service to Gallagher customers.”

Chilton added: “Arthur J Gallagher is a great business with great people and I am looking