Dec 15 (Reuters) - Marsh, the insurance broker arm of Marsh & McLennan Cos Inc, appointed Paul Moody chief executive officer of its UK specialties division, effective Jan. 1.
Moody succeeds Roy White, who has been named Chairman of UK Specialties, a newly-created role.
Moody, who has been with Marsh for about 18 years, was previously head of its UK financial and professional (FINPRO) division.
A successor for Moody as UK head of FINPRO will be announced in the future, the company said. (Reporting by Nikhil Subba in Bengaluru; Bernard Orr)