CEO transition at the London P&I Club
The London P&I Club has announced that Ian Gooch will be stepping down during the year from the role of chief executive officer after 15 years as CEO and 21 years as a director of A. Bilbrough & Co., the company that manages the London P&I Club. Subject to regulatory approval, Gooch will be succeeded by James Bean, from North Standard P&I Club.
A qualified solicitor, Bean has worked within the marine insurance industry since 2005 and was appointed to the North Standard’s senior leadership team in February 2023. Prior to that he was the group managing director at the Standard Club.
The London P&I Club provides marine protection and indemnity (P&I), freight, demurrage and defence (FD&D) and war risks cover to an international membership of shipowners and charterers with a combined tonnage totaling 69 million gt. (cj)