Global Property Insurance Company FM Appoints Randy Hodge as New COO

Global property insurance company FM announced on the 18th that Randy Hodge, executive vice president of staff insurance operations, will be appointed as the chief operating officer (COO).

Randy Hodge, the new COO, will begin his term in December this year, as current COO Bret Ahnell is set to retire in March next year.

Randy Hodges, new Chief Operating Officer (COO) of FM. Photo by FM

Hodge, who earned a master's degree in electrical engineering from California State University, joined FM in 1990 and has held various positions including field engineer, group manager field engineering, account manager, assistant client service manager, operations manager in Atlanta, Georgia, and senior vice president, chief underwriting officer. Most recently, he served as executive vice president of insurance operations.

Malcolm Roberts, chairman and chief executive officer of FM, said, "Randy Hodge, our new COO, is the right person to lead FM into the future based on his deep knowledge of FM and his long-standing career providing industry-leading solutions and services to our clients. We also express our deep gratitude and respect to Bret Ahnell, who has demonstrated leadership at FM for the past 38 years."