Protection insurtech Cover Genius has extended its leadership team with a series of appointments.

The company will be celebrating its 10-year anniversary later this year, has amassed more than 35 million customers around the world, works with hundreds of merchant and payment partners, and raised more than $250m in funding.

Ann Watson joins Cover Genius’ San Francisco office as the new senior vice president of people and brings with her more than 20 years of HR experience.

She joins from leading global teams at firms such as MasterClass and Verana Health.

Russell Corbould-Warren has been chosen to be VP Insurance for EMEA and Asservo. He has led teams and developed insurance solutions for more than 20 years, including the last eight years at Uber and Onsi.com in the on-demand, gig economy. He joins the global team from Cover Genius’ European headquarters in Amsterdam.

Angus McDonald, Cover Genius’ CEO and Co-founder said: “With Ann’s experience, we are in a great position to continue building our position as a leading global insurtech company . Ann will be a great adviser to me and a supportive strategic partner to the business, and I’m confident that her dedication to facilitating talent, culture, and strategy for growth companies will contribute to Cover Genius’ ongoing success.”

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Barney Pierce, CBO, APAC and EMEA at Cover Genius, noted: “Russell’s expertise in insurance and protection for a changing economy will be crucial in taking Cover Genius forward. Our partnerships with global underwriters and traditional insurers are instrumental to our success, and allows for under-insured groups to access a range of products and services previously unavailable to them.”

When asked why he wanted to join Cover Genius, Corbould-Warren replied: “Cover Genius is at a perfect inflection point as a global insurtech at a time when customers are switching to – and expect more from – digital solutions for their experiences, purchases and investments. This presents a rare opportunity for us to focus our energy on strengthening strategic partnerships for longer term value and leveraging the insurance structures and deep capabilities of our teams. As a global insurtech we have unique capabilities to provide companies, customers and insurance partners with solutions that deliver value from end-to-end, as we aim to serve our next 35 million customers.”