MMC make Allen head of Kroll

by Richard Kilner

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Ben Allen has been appointed by Marsh & McLennan Companies to the position of chief executive officer and president of Kroll.

Earlier in his career Allen held the position of president of Kroll Ontrack, MMC’s legal technologies and data recovery unit.

Allen replaces Simon Freakley as the head of MMC’s risk consulting and technology group.

Freakley is to assume the post of chief executive officer for a newly created corporate advisory and restructuring unit.

Before becoming Kroll’s CEO and president, Freakley was president of Kroll’s Corporate Advisory & Restructuring Group.

Brian Duperreault, the chief executive officer and president of MMC and the man both Allen and Freakley will report to, explained that the firm required strong leadership throughout.

Duperreault went on to say that the two new appointments will enable the organisation to offer a more effective service to clients.

Allen has described that he views the position as an honour, adding that the firm’s excellent technology permitted it to offer bespoke solutions to clients.