Des O’Connor

Des O’Connor

Des O’Connor was an occasional contributor to Insurance Business as part of Bravo Group. He held the position of chief commercial officer at Brightside Group before joining Broker Network in 2016. Prior to that, he was MD of Gallagher Insurance Solutions for three years, part of Gallagher Heath, having been MD of the binding authority and facilities division at Gallagher London from 2006 to 2011. In December 2018 Des moved into the Group CEO role, overseeing all three businesses within the Bravo Group. His final column for Insurance Business was in 2019.

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