David Bidmead
President - Global Clients, Marsh Inc.
David Bidmead is President - Global Clients and is based in New York.
David is a proven leader and visionary change agent whose record of accomplishments includes four years as Pacific Region Head and CEO of Australia, two years as US West Zone Leader and three years as CEO of Marsh’s US Operations. In his most recent role, David guided Marsh’s Multinational Client Service Practice.
During Q2 2016 David was appointed to his current role as President of our Global Client Practice – in this capacity, David is responsible for enhancing the engagement that Marsh enjoys with our largest and most influential clients, and increasing the scope and impact of the differentiated value that together we create.
David joined Marsh in 1995, and now enjoys more than 30 years of experience in the risk and insurance industry, including senior leadership positions in Global Client Engagement, Alternative Risk Financing, Captive Management, Financial and Professional Risks, and complex claims advocacy.
An active supporter the Marsh Global Diversity & Inclusion Strategy, David is the Executive Sponsor of both the Marsh African Heritage and the Young Professionals Colleague Resource Groups (CRGs).In this role, he assists in the development of the strategic plans, acts as a sounding board for new policy, and champions the CRGs with other senior executives by sharing the Groups’ missions, activities, and progress.
David is a member of the Marsh Global Operating Committee.