Tim McDougald
President
US leadership
Michael Ferber
Head of Victor Small Business
Carie Ferdani
Chief Operating Officer, Victor US & ICAT
Jillian Glover
US Head of Marketing, Victor
Tyler Nickels
US Distribution Leader, Victor
Brian Pierce
Chief Underwriting Officer, Victor US
Global leadership
Charles Williamson
Chief Executive Officer, Victor
Alex Arias
Country Manager, Victor Germany
Michael Ashkar
Principal Legal Support, Victor
Mark Bates
Chief Operating Officer, Victor
Matteo Bonfà
Country Manager, Victor Italy
Tim Carter
Chief Underwriting Officer, Victor Interim International Leader
Ashleigh Cashman
President, ICAT
Kristen Coffel
Global Head of Marketing, Victor
David Cook
President, Victor Canada
Michael Ferber
Head of Victor Small Business
Carie Ferdani
Chief Operating Officer, Victor US & ICAT
Melanie Herman
General Manager, Victor Australia
Tara McGuire
Senior Human Resources Business Partner, Victor
Tara McGuire is the strategic partner and advisor for human capital matters to the leadership team at various Victor operating companies. Her areas of responsibility include developing and executing human capital strategy and change initiatives, compensation, talent management process and employee relations.
Tara brings more than 20 years of Human Resources experience in talent acquisition, compensation/job evaluation, talent management programs, employee relations and HR systems to this position. She has an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree majoring in Human Resources from the University of Ottawa.
She is a member of the Human Resources Professional Association (HRPA) and earned her Certified Human Resource Leader (CHRL) designation.
John (Jack) Sallada
President, Victor Access
Jack Sallada is President of Victor Access, Victor’s wholesale brokerage. He is responsible for overall strategy and delivery of client solutions within the wholesale-only US E&S marketplace.
Jack brings over 25 years of experience in the insurance industry. Prior to Victor, he served in a variety of leadership roles with steadily increasing responsibility at Marsh, and most recently served as the Risk Practice Leader of its Qualified Solutions Group, a unit he helped create.
Jack holds a BA in History from Colgate University in Hamilton, NY.
John Stephenson
Country Manager, Victor UK
John Stephenson is responsible for developing the vision and strategic direction for Victor's business in the UK.
John joined Victor UK (formerly Bluefin Underwriting) in 2011, bringing more than 20 years of industry experience. He started his career with UK broker Helm Group, then spent seven years at Bluefin Insurance Services where he held a number of positions before being appointed Commercial Director of Bluefin Underwriting in 2015. He brings a unique expertise in sales, distribution and operational excellence and has been instrumental in Victor UK's digital transformation and growth of third party distribution networks.
Venkat Swaminathan
Chief Information Officer
Venkat Swaminathan is Chief Information Officer for Victor. He is responsible for all aspects of technology, including formulating the overall strategic vision, leading all aspects of application development, infrastructure, quality assurance, maintenance, end-user support, emerging technology and innovation.
Prior to Victor, Venkat led a global technology team at Prudential focused on accelerating digital transformation and modernizing its core systems and has previously held a range of leadership positions at Verizon, JetBlue, Rational Retention LLC and Microsoft. In his current role, he oversees the implementation of digital portal strategies and automated solutions to align with business strategy and growth. In addition, he collaborates with the executive team to make decisions around product strategy, concept and architecture, as well as driving IT delivery to adhere to government, industry, and organization compliance and security standards.
Venkat holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering from the Institution of Engineers of India (IEI).