Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), a part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has announced the appointment of Steve McMurray (pictured) as chief financial officer.

Prior to joining LSM, McMurray served as CFO for BGC Partners, a global brokerage business. He also spent nine years at MS Amlin.

McMurray will report to Matthew Moore, president and managing director of LSM, and Frank Robinson, CFO, Global Risk Solutions.

“I am delighted that Steve is joining Liberty Specialty Markets,” Moore said. “His experience will be used to drive our finance capability across the LSM group, and he will make a significant contribution in ensuring LSM achieves its ambition to become a high-performing financial services organization of the future.”