Ace Insurance has appointed Brian Reynolds as Asia-Pacific Regional Manager of Surety, based in Sydney.

He will lead the surety practice group, serving Ace companies in Australia, New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific region.

“Following Brian’s appointment Ace will now be able to meet the needs of domestic and multinational clients by offering a range of surety products including contract performance, bid, maintenance and advanced payment bonds,” the company said.

Mr Reynolds previously worked as VP international surety for Ace USA. He has run surety operations for other insurers in the Asia-Pacific region, Latin America and Europe.