Q&A: James Baird and Paul Richards, Consilium
Consilium recently brought in Paul Richards to lead the business as co-CEO alongside James Baird, who was appointed CEO in November. Insurance Post asks them how the two-CEO structure works, and how being colleagues for 23 years helped shape the decision.
When did you both start working together?Richards (pictured right): James and I have worked together for 23 years. We first met many years ago in Australia when we were on opposing teams at JLT and
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