Liberty International Insurance has made key changes to its Asia-Pacific leadership team.

John McCabe, previously COO for Asia-Pacific, has been promoted to president of Australia, the company announced today.

He will run Liberty Specialty Markets’ business in the country, working with Michael Abdallah during the role transition.

Mr Abdallah will become chief underwriting officer for Asia-Pacific, in charge of underwriting across Liberty’s retail, commercial and specialty businesses in the region.

He will also continue as chairman for Australia. Mr Abdallah was appointed president and MD Asia-Pacific at Liberty Specialty Markets in February 1999. 

Vanessa Maher has been made COO for Asia-Pacific, responsible for operations across the retail, commercial and specialty businesses. She has spent two decades with Liberty in the region, in roles including leadership of claims, legal counsel, change management, digital strategy, risk and governance for the commercial and specialty business.

“Mike, John and Vanessa each bring very long tenure and a wealth of experience to Liberty, and we hugely value the exceptional leadership, knowledge and insights they have consistently brought to this region,” Liberty International Insurance Asia-Pacific president Matthew Jackson said.

“I’ve spent most of my career working with these three leaders and am extremely confident they will continue to build on the great foundations we have worked to create for Liberty.”