Russell, who has been part of Allianz Commercial's management team for the past 4 years, moves from his position as business systems manager where he played an instrumental role in the development of the QuoteSME online quote platform.
In his new role Russell will take underwriting responsibility for the small business account, ensuring it achieves profitable growth by successfully managing the underwriting team and optimising the underwriting, pricing and segmentation of the SME book.
David Martin, head of SME affinity & broker markets, said: "Russell brings a wealth of commercial experience and systems understanding which will be vital to the ongoing development of Allianz's SME proposition."
Russell replaces Catherine Dixon, who was recently promoted to the role of property and risk control manager.
