Daytona Beach, Florida-based Brown & Brown has appointed Gray Nester as the company’s new chief information officer (CIO).
Nester has more than 20 years’ experience in insurance technology leadership, the company stated. Since December 2019, he served as Brown & Brown’s retail division CIO. The company said he led a team to improve business alignment in technology.
“We are excited to promote Gray as our next CIO for the organization,” company President and CEO J. Powell Brown said. “We initially brought him on to the team based on his experience in leading technology initiatives to streamline and enhance insurance brokerage operations. Having now seen firsthand his knowledge base and his ability to offer innovative solutions, I believe he is the right person to continue driving our technology strategies forward in retail and across our platform.”
Prior to joining Brown & Brown, Nester was with BB&T Bank as senior VP and business information officer in the insurance division.
Brown & Brown stated Nester demonstrated his ability to build teams aligned to solve complex business problems using technology. He will be based in the company’s corporate Daytona Beach headquarters.
