Whitton Named SVP of New Beecher Carlson Holdings Global Property Practice

Barry Whitton has been appointed senior vice president of Atlanta-based Beecher Carlson Holdings Inc.’s new Global Property Practice. Whitton will develop the Global Property Practice and will focus on providing superior client service and technical expertise for clients.

Whitton has more than 18 years of experience in the insurance industry. He joins Beecher Carlson after nine years with Marsh, originally joining Johnson & Higgins in 1996.

At Marsh, Whitton was senior vice president and manager of its Atlanta Property and International departments coordinating a team handling over 60 large commercial clients. He functioned as the senior client advisor responsible for the strategic program design, coordination and marketing for a wide range of companies including several Fortune 100 corporations.

Prior to joining Marsh, for nine years Whitton was in engineering and client development with a large highly protected risk property carrier in engineering and client development.

Beecher Carlson is a leading global insurance firm offering insurance brokerage, captive management and risk management consulting services to its clients. A privately held company headquartered in Atlanta, Beecher Carlson also maintains operations in Burlington, Vt.; Denver; Honolulu; Los Angeles; Nashville; New York; Princeton, N.J.; The Cayman Islands, and Hamilton, Bermuda.