Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has appointed Bill Churney to the position of chief operating officer. Churney will have immediate responsibility for all product management, software product development, global business development, marketing, consulting, and client service activities.

Churney joined AIR in 2002 and most recently served as senior vice president of AIR’s business development and marketing groups. In that role, he was responsible for providing support and service to AIR clients in the insurance, reinsurance, and intermediary markets in the Americas, and he oversaw AIR’s global marketing strategy.

Churney has extensive experience working directly with companies to better understand their catastrophe risk management processes. He has led teams that have significantly expanded AIR’s presence in the U.S. insurance markets and within Latin America.

Before joining AIR, Churney worked in product management and operations management. He holds a B.A. in economics from Haverford College and an M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.

Source: AIR Worldwide