Marsh Appoints Jones Construction Practice Leader for Southwest

Marsh announced the appointment of Danette Jones as Construction Practice leader for its Southwest Partnership, as part of its continued efforts to aggressively target emerging opportunities in the construction industry.

Jones brings 16 years of construction risk management experience to Marsh. She joins from Aon, where she worked with a wide variety of construction clients, including large contractors and complex owner and contractor controlled insurance programs. Prior to Aon, Jones served as a casualty account manager at Sedgwick James of California. She will be based in Los Angeles and will report to Kris Davis, Southwest Partnership leader. Marsh’s Southwest Partnership includes offices in Los Angeles, Newport Beach, San Diego, Phoenix, and Las Vegas.

Marsh’s U.S. Construction Practices provides construction risk management consulting and insurance placement on more than 300 projects, comprising more than $85 billion in hard construction costs.