Women in reinsurance
PrOFILE Name:
Anna Catalano
Company: Willis Job:
Board of directors Timeline: 2006—Board of directors, Willis
2000—Group vice president, marketing for BP
1995—President, Amoco Orient Oil Company
Anna Catalano manages an active board portfolio in a number of corporations and not-for-profit organisations. She currently serves as a member of the boards of directors of Mead Johnson Nutrition, Willis Group Holdings, Kraton Performance Polymers, and Chemtura Corporation. In the not-for-profit sector, Catalano is a member of the national board of directors of the Alzheimer’s Association as well as the Houston/SE Texas Chapter, and serves as a senior fellow and adviser to the Kellogg Innovation Network.
With more than 25 years of corporate experience, Catalano
is a renowned expert on the topics of marketing and strategic branding, international business development, and is an outspoken champion of women in business. Having held executive positions in Asia, Europe, and North America, she holds a broad perspective on the challenges of operating in a global environment, and creating high-performance organisations.
Her career has been in both operational and functional areas.
As senior vice president of sales in the late 1990s, she oversaw a network of more than 17,000 retail sites for Amoco across the US. She also served as group vice president, marketing for BP in London between 2000 and 2003, where she was a primary voice behind the campaign to establish BP’s ‘beyond petroleum’ positioning.
In 1995 and 1996 she served as president of Amoco Orient Oil Company in Beijing, China, where she successfully transacted Amoco’s first downstream joint venture.
Catalano has been recognised on Fortune’s ranking of The Most
Powerful Women in International Business. She is a frequent speaker on a variety of topics including board governance, innovative management, corporate reputation, and the advancement of women in business.
“Being a part of bringing the new CEO Dominic Casserley
on board at Willis was certainly a big highlight for me,” says Catalano. “Other highlights include the naming ceremonies of Willis buildings in Chicago and London. Both events provided great opportunities for employees and customers to celebrate what Willis is all about, and to bring the Willis name to a wider audience.
Catalano highlights finding successors for senior positions such
as CEOs as a challenging task. “Finding a CEO who is equally as wonderful as Joe Plumeri to lead Willis was a huge challenge,” she says.
Going forward, Catalano is dedicating to keeping up her positive work within the industry. “I aim to continue serving as a director on a number of public boards, and helping to advance the cause of both women and wider diversity in the workplace, which I believe provides different perspectives around the table,” she says.
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