Marsh, the world’s leading insurance broker and risk advisor, today announced that Carlos Quinteros has joined the firm to lead the Los Angeles Construction Center of Excellence.

In this role, Mr. Quinteros is responsible for delivering Marsh’s industry-leading transactional and advisory services to construction clients throughout Southern California. Based in Los Angeles, he reports to Steven Wiens, PacificSouth Corporate Leader, Marsh US.

Mr. Quinteros joins Marsh from Aon, where he spent the last 27 years, most recently leading the firm’s Los Angeles-based Residential & Real Estate Development Group.

Commenting on the appointment, Mr. Wiens said: “Deep industry knowledge and expertise are among Marsh’s greatest assets and play a key role in our ability to deliver differentiated value to our clients. Carlos is an outstanding client advocate whose knowledge of the commercial and residential construction markets make him an outstanding addition to our firm.”

Mr. Quinteros added: “I’m excited to join Marsh and work with its talented group of construction professionals to deliver innovative risk and insurance solutions to contractors and developers throughout Southern California.”

About Marsh

Marsh is the world’s leading insurance broker and risk adviser. With over 35,000 colleagues operating in more than 130 countries, Marsh serves commercial and individual clients with data driven risk solutions and advisory services. Marsh is a business of Marsh & McLennan Companies (NYSE: MMC), the leading global professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. With annual revenue approaching US$17 billion and 76,000 colleagues worldwide, MMC helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment through four market-leading businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer, and Oliver Wyman. Follow Marsh on Twitter @MarshGlobal; LinkedIn; Facebook; and YouTube, or subscribe to BRINK.