Former QBE executive Vince McLenaghan has been appointed Executive VP of US insurer Great American Insurance Group.

Mr McLenaghan, who was once tipped as the person most likely to replace Frank O’Halloran as Group CEO, was QBE Australia Asia Pacific CEO until he left the group last July in a corporate restructure.

He will join Cincinnati, Ohio-based Great American on July 30 to lead the company’s international property and casualty operations and oversee its global expansion strategy.