Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS) has named Lionel Tanner as managing director of SRS Italy, effective immediately.
The company says Tanner has played a key role in the development of SRS Europe, supporting both the Swiss office and the firm's Governance, Risk and Compliance team.
With the launch of SRS Italy, Tanner will shift his focus from Switzerland to overseeing operations in the emerging Italian captive market.
Over the past year, three large Italian-owned captives have redomiciled to Italy from more mature European jurisdictions.
Peter Child, CEO of SRS Europe, says Tanner’s appointment aligns with growing demand from Italian firms to bring captives onshore or create new vehicles.
“As a captive professional, Lionel has more than 25 years of experience in different European industries in all facets of insurance and risk management,” Child adds.
“Lionel is a natural fit for the managing director role in Italy. His knowledge and expertise will only aid the desire of the Italian-owned companies we’ve seen in the past year.”
Tanner states that the evolving regulatory environment offers opportunities to shape how captives operate in Italy. “Working with our existing clients in Italy is very rewarding,” he says.
“With the captive-specific regulation still developing, helping businesses adapt to the regime is exciting and gives us direction for moving forward. The team and I look forward to welcoming more Italian-owned businesses to the fold.”
