Towers Watson crisis management group appoints EMEA managing director

Towers Watson has appointed Frederik Koencke as its first Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) managing director of the crisis management group, it announced today.

He joins from the executive management team at Hamburg-based BDJ Versicherungsmakler, one of Germany’s top 10 insurance brokers, and will initially focus on extending Towers Watson’s crisis management client relationships in Germany and across continental Europe.

His previous experience includes being national practice leader for Aon Crisis Management in Germany for some 10 years. He is also a current member of the executive board of the Food Association of Germany.

Towers Watson chief broking officer for crisis management Christof Bentele said: “Having established our team and credentials with clients in the UK, Lloyd’s and US markets in recent months, Frederik provides the blend of crisis management broking and consulting experience to effectively spearhead the wider delivery of services and solutions into the large German corporate market and continental Europe. We are pleased to have Frederik on our management team, which is a testament to our ability to hire the best crisis management experts globally.”