JLT Specialty USA has appointed Gavin Shiels senior vice president in San Francisco.
Shiels' main focus will be on client development within the group's real estate practice. Previously, he was senior vice president at Aon Plc and focused on building and managing teams to provide risk advisory, consulting and brokerage services to clients in the real estate, technology, financial institution, and food and beverage industries.
JLT Specialty USA is the U.S. subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group Plc.