Ep 36 Howden plans with José Manuel González and Barnaby Rugge-Price

I have been watching the development of the intermediary whose
executives you’ll meet in this episode since before it was
founded back in 1994. Now over a quarter of a century later, a
lot of organic growth and a lot of M&A, this business is many
thousands of times larger than it was then. It spans much of the
globe and is one of the best poised to make the most of the
opportunities thrown up by the latest round of mega-consolidation
in the broking space. It is just about to merge its Howden retail
and RKH wholesale and reinsurance arms together under the Howden
name. This will be under the leadership of Chairman Barnaby
Rugge-Price and CEO José Manuel González. This is a very frank
interview and one that I think reveals a lot about the passion,
culture and enduring ambition at the broking business that bears
the name of its founder and parent Group Hyperion’s CEO David
Howden. NOTES:


Abbreviation glossary: I’m sure you knew this already but in case
you don’t, EB stands for Employee Benefits. (José Manuel mentions
this in the context of a recent acquisition in Spain). LINK:


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