Willis Appoints Norris Managing Partner in Alabama

Willis North America has appointed Ben Norris as managing partner, Willis of Alabama, effective immediately. In this role, he will be responsible for Willis’s operations across its offices in Birmingham, Huntsville, and Montgomery, Ala., and Rogers, Ark.

Based in Birmingham, Norris will be responsible for business development and expanding Willis’s footprint in the marketplace, while overseeing a team of 85 risk and insurance professionals serving local and national clients. In addition, he will work to align resources from across Willis’s global platform to deliver risk management services to clients. Norris will report to Hiram Marrero, national partner – South Region, Willis North America.

Norris joined Willis in 2007 and most recently served as senior vice president, Willis of Alabama, providing risk management to large national and multinational organizations across the region. Prior to Willis, he served as a Captain in the U.S. Military.

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