Derrick Murray

Ex - Senior Operations & IT Executive Consultant

Hitchin, England, United Kingdom

About

(Full Profile at www.eridani.consulting) I am a Senior Operations Executive with 25 years’ experience Information Technology, Operations Management and Global Strategy within Financial Services. I'm actually a Geneticist by education, although I switched very early to Computer Science to satisfy my technology itch (I'm an avid Sci-Fi fan, especially Star Trek). I've been fortunate enough to work for some wonderful organisations in many locations world-wide, and also to maintain my interest in Academia with the occasional university lecture. Most Recent Role: Global Process Owner - Life The Global Process Owner (GPO) Life function was created as an essential part of the Strategic governance of the Munich Re Life business, and a key tool for the Life Board to manage the overall project & process landscape of the largest Reinsurance organisation in the world. Previous Roles: Director of Operations; Responsible for Operations Division of the Munich Re UK, with a Premium revenue in excess of £900M. Included: Claims, Underwriting, Technical Accounting, Actuarial Services, Treaty Management and Data Services. IT Manager: -Managed multi-discipline, multi-vendor, multi-location projects with large budgets ($5M) and teams (35).

Experience

  • Retired at [Retired]
    Dec 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 7 mos

  • Senior Operations & IT Executive / Consultant at Eridani Consulting Limited
    Oct 2016 - Present · 9 yrs 9 mos

    Jan 2022 - Present Sabbatical Feb 2021 - Dec 2021 Consulting with SCOR Life Re - Providing domain expertise for projects in the Longevity and Underwriting functions. June 2017 - July 2020 Consulting with Pro Global - a leading global service provider and consulting company focused solely on the insurance and reinsurance industries. November 2017 - July 2020 Consulting with SCOR Life Re - Programme Director for the implementation of their new global life operations platform based on 3 new technological components. June 2017 - July 2017 Consulting with SCOR Life Re - Target Operating Model for Data Management

  • Munich Re (12 yrs 6 mos)
    • Global Process Owner - Life
      Jun 2010 - Apr 2016 · 5 yrs 11 mos

      Duties & Responsibilities: - Promoted to Global Life Executive to define, develop and execute the strategic roadmap for Global Life systems architecture to ensure a consistent service - Liaison Executive to Munich Re corporate departments including Global IT and Finance - Co-ordinated and implemented Life specific architectural and technical IT system solutions within wider initiatives - Reported to the Board Member for Life Re and was a member of the Global Life Executive - Responsible for the overall project and process landscape of the Global Life organisation Achievements: - Developed and implemented a multi-year target architecture for Life Reinsurance based on a process and system view, with a 5 year €120M investment plan covering all major projects with a technology component required to meet Global Life objectives within the timeframe

    • Director of Operations
      Mar 2006 - Jun 2010 · 4 yrs 4 mos

      Responsible for the Operations of UK Life Branch including (Claims, Underwriting, Treaty Management, Actuarial Services, Client Accounting)

    • Head of IT Development
      Nov 2003 - Mar 2006 · 2 yrs 5 mos

      Head of IT Development for the largest UK Life Re-Insurer (part of the Munich Re group, 2nd largest global reinsurer.)

  • European Business Information Leader at GE Frankona Re
    Jul 2000 - Jul 2003 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Responsible for the Business Information (BI)across all European business units of GE Frankona, managing up to 20+ across 4 sites/countries (budget > $2M). Reporting to C.I.O . Certified Six Sigma GreenBelt Established & Manage European BI Architecture & Processes, collaborating with BI team in GHQ.

  • Systems Development Manager at G.E.InsuranceHolding
    Jun 1997 - Aug 2000 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    Responsible for all Applications activities in the Life & Pensions division(G.E.Life), with budget of $5M including Strategic projects. Reporting to C.I.O. Also: Overall responsibility for IT aspects of EMU implementation within G.E. Insurance Holdings with £1.5M budget