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Marsh Inc. announced three executive moves within its U.S. operations. JACK BUTCHER, recently named CEO of Marsh & McLennan Agency, was appointed U.S. sales and marketing leader for Marsh. ROBERT HOWE was named as placement and market leader. He formerly was president of the firm's property practice. And DUNCAN ELLIS, was appointed to lead the property practice, formerly having been head of the Northeast zone property practice.

WILLIAM N. LINDSAY III was named to the board of directors of the Children's Hospital in Denver, effective Apr. 1. Lindsay is president of Lockton Benefits Group and leads the benefits consulting practice of the brokerage's Denver office. He is also a member of the health committee for the Rose Community Foundation Board of Directors and a recipient of the 2008 National Governors Association's Distinguished Service to State Governments Award.

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CLAY JENNINGS was appointed to the position of president of the Fort Wayne, Ind., office of private brokerage firm Hylant Group. Under his leadership, the office is expected to pursue growth in employee benefits, wealth management and personal lines, as well as in the middle market and large account sectors. Jennings has been with Hylant since 1996.

TONY PICKERING joined Glencairn Energy, part of the wholesale broker Faber & Dumas. His new role will be as deputy chairman, effective immediately. Pickering co-founded Jenner Fenton Slate Ltd., an insurance and reinsurance intermediary specializing in energy and petrochemicals.

MATTHEW KEEPING will lead the new Willis Facultative unit as chief financial officer. The new unit is a global consolidation of individual facultative insurance units within Willis and Willis Re.

GIANMARCO TOSTI will report to Keeping as the new managing director of Willis Facultative International and will be responsible for business development outside of the United States. Also joining the team will be RICH MACRANE, as managing director of Willis Facultative North America, responsible for business development within the United States.

Avon, Conn.-based managing general agent Target Insurance Services announced that SCOTT UMSTOT joined the company as senior production underwriter. Umstot comes to Target by way of Darwin Professional Underwriters, where he handled the Technology E&O program, as well as Chubb Group, where he also underwrote E&O coverage.

May 1, 2009

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