Global ratings agency A.M. Best has appointed an insurance veteran to an Asia-Pacific leadership role.

Doron Grossman has taken the role of A.M. Best’s director of market development for Southeast Asia, bringing with him more than 35 years of insurance and reinsurance industry experience across the Australian, European, and Singaporean markets.

The Singapore-based role will see Grossman take charge of the development and implementation of strategic initiatives and enhance the agency’s business activities and profile across Southeast Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.

Prior to the appointment, Grossman spent 18 years at QBE in a variety of roles and locations and was most recently the insurance giant’s head of distribution for Asia Pacific, based in Singapore. He was also founding CEO of Insurance Brokers Network Australia (IBNA).

“With his breadth of insurance experience and knowledge I am delighted to welcome Doron Grossman to our Asia-Pacific rating operations, and very much look forward to working with him to support our franchise growth across the South Asia and Oceania insurance and reinsurance markets,” said Jose Ribeiro, managing director at A.M. Best Asia-Pacific.