Senior hires and promotions kick-start 2023 at Chubb Fire & Security

Posted to News on Friday, January 6, 2023 Share:

SINCE THE appointment of Andrew White as CEO, Chubb Fire & Security has significantly strengthened its executive leadership team with a number of senior hires and internal promotions. That team has been established to provide greater levels of oversight for the company’s global sales and operational activity and also maintain its focus on the three key pillars of ‘people, process and portfolio’.

Keith Mizen has joined the business in the role of Chief Information Officer following a successful four years in the same role at Vodafone Business working with multiple geographies and running IT platforms to support B2B sales and operations on the global stage. Mizen is now expected to play a vital role in Chubb’s transformation journey as it looks to embed digitalisation.

Rabih Najjar has been recruited to the newly created role of global vice-president of sales, leveraging more than 19 years of international sales experience in markets including Beirut, Doha, Dubai and London. Most recently, Najjar worked for NYSE-listed business Vertiv.

David Jackola has taken on the new role of Chubb CFO and vice-president of transformation. Jackola harbours significant functional and global experience that will bring many attributes to executive leadership team. Jackola joined the APi Group Corporation in October 2021 as vice-president for corporate planning and analysis before assuming the role of vice-president controller in March 2022.

Additionally, and in recognition of the growing importance of Health and Safety in the workplace, Stephen Dowling has been appointed to the role of director of quality, environment and Health and Safety for Chubb globally, having previously held the role for the UK and Ireland business. Dowling is a Chartered member of the Chartered Quality Institute and previously spent 28 years at BAE Systems.

Focus on Europe

Brendan McNulty has been promoted to the newly created role of vice-president for Europe. Reporting to McNulty will be the country leaders of UK and Ireland, Benelux, Spain, Germany and Switzerland/Austria. This new role will enable Chubb’s European businesses to benefit from many of the transformation and optimisation models successfully adopted by Chubb UK and Ireland.

KT Yiu has been promoted to the newly created role of vice-president for the Asia Pacific region after more than 30 years’ experience working with Chubb in this part of the world. Yiu’s expanded business portfolio will cover Hong Kong, China, Macau, Singapore, India and Thailand.

Dave Marven, who previously served as managing director for Chubb Australia, is now responsible for all activity across both Australia and New Zealand.

Important turning point

Andrew White, CEO of the Chubb Fire & Security Group, commented: “We are very excited to announce the bolstering of the executive leadership team with both external and internal hires at what is an exciting time for Chubb. The acquisition of the business by APi marked an important turning point for the business, shifting the focus towards a model with a greater priority on digitalisation, as well as allowing us more penetration in the North American market where APi has historically always been strong.”

White continued: “I have been working closely with the new team as we continue our transformational journey and prioritise the well-being of our people, the efficiency of our processes and the selective expansion of our portfolio towards new markets and solutions.”

It was January 2022 when Chubb Fire & Security was acquired from previous owners Carrier by the APi Group Corporation. APi delivers safety-related services and solutions in upwards of 200 locations worldwide.