Marsh has filled its Pacific head of corporate and commercial position after Johannes D Veldsman moved to join rival brokerage Gallagher.

Poppy Foxton, who joined Marsh early last year through its acquisition of Honan, will step up from the Australian head of corporate role.

“Poppy brings 16 years’ experience and will lead the mid-market practice, driving client-first solutions and market-leading insights across the Pacific,” Marsh said on LinkedIn.

At Honan, Ms Foxton’s roles included head of claims, and national head of corporate insurance and risk solutions. She was previously a claims consultant at Aon.

“The Pacific region’s evolving mid-market sector is full of energy and momentum, and we’re proud to continue delivering the best of Marsh to our clients and showing up for each other as a team,” Ms Foxton said.