Marsh Promotes Barnes as Global Head of Energy & Power, Herring as Team’s Chair

People Moves: Marsh Promotes Barnes as Global Head of Energy & Power, Herring as Team’s Chair

Marsh, the insurance brokerage business of Marsh McLennan, announced the appointment of Amy Barnes as global head of Energy & Power, effective immediately.

Based in London, Barnes succeeds and will report to Andrew George, president of Marsh Specialty.

In this role, Barnes has overall responsibility for driving strategy and innovation for Marsh’s global network of specialist energy and power advisors, risk engineers, and brokers who support clients in understanding, quantifying, and managing risk. She also retains her current responsibilities as head of Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy, Marsh.

Barnes joined Marsh in 2001 as an environmental consultant and has held a variety of senior international leadership positions supporting clients with a range of risk and insurance issues, particularly in relation to the energy transition and sustainability. Before her current role, Barnes served as US & Canada Energy & Power Leader and was based in Houston.

Marsh also announced the appointment of Andrew Herring as global chair of Energy & Power, effective January 1, 2026. Herring joined Marsh in 2010 and has led the UK Energy & Power team since 2012. He will continue to be based in London.

“Amy and Andrew bring extensive experience working in the global energy and power sector and a deep understanding of the risks our clients face to these roles,” George said. “With their leadership, we are well positioned to lead clients in navigating the transition and address today’s – and tomorrow’s – most pressing challenges and opportunities.”