Guy Bessis

Guy Bessis joined Marsh in 2008 and is a senior member of the Marsh Energy and Power Practice global executive management. He has specific responsibility for Sales and Business Development for the Practice on a global basis.

Guy commenced his insurance career as an Underwriter with Royal Insurance in Paris. In 1982, he joined Sedgwick in London, specializing in Onshore Energy. In 1989, he moved to Willis, where he held a number of leadership positions over a seventeen-year period, including Managing Director of Global Markets, Deputy Chairman of Global Risk Solutions and Chairman of Willis Energy.

Guy has over 40 years of insurance experience and has been a contributor to many conferences, including the Federation of European Risk Managers Association (FERMA), OPERA (Oil and Petrochemical and Energy Risk Association) and FIDES (Latin American Insurance Association) and leads the organization of the bi-annual Marsh Energy Industry Conference.

Through his involvement with major Energy placements, Guy has become one of Marsh Everen specialists, helping to optimize specific entries into the mutual as well as designing commercial markets solutions around Everen.

After more than 30 years in the London market, Guy is now based in Dubai assisting with the growth of our Energy and Power portfolios in the MEA region as well as overseeing the Energy & Power Practice development around the world.