Former Aon Analytics CEO joins Guidewire to expand company’s
analytics and data services
FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 12, 2018--
Guidewire Software, Inc. (NYSE:GWRE), provider of the industry platform
Property and Casualty (P&C) insurers rely upon, today announced the
addition of Paul
Y. Mang to the company’s leadership team. Paul will bring his wealth
of industry expertise to the newly created role of General Manager,
Guidewire Analytics and Data Services (ADS). ADS is a newly created
business unit comprised of the Cyence Risk Analytics, Predictive
Analytics, and Live Analytics product teams.
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Paul Y. Mang, General Manager, Guidewire Analytics and Data Services (Photo: Business Wire)
Paul joins Guidewire from Aon plc, a leading global professional
services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement, and health
solutions, where he served as the Global CEO of Analytics for the
enterprise. Prior to Aon, Paul was a Partner at McKinsey & Company and a
leader in its North American Financial Services group.
“This is an exciting time to be in the insurance industry and at
Guidewire,” said Paul Y. Mang, general manager, Analytics and Data
Services, Guidewire Software. “Guidewire has the vision and expertise to
support the industry as it addresses today’s complex risk challenges and
opportunities. I look forward to working with our customers as they
innovate and leverage analytics to deliver more value to their clients.”
“As in every industry, insurers are both excited and anxious about the
possibilities in data, but they are very challenged in capturing the
benefits — and fending off new competitive attacks — because of the
technology and data science skills required,” said Marcus Ryu, chief
executive officer and co-founder, Guidewire Software. “With the creation
of the ADS business unit and the recruitment of Paul to lead it, we are
uniquely well equipped to harness new data sources at Internet scale and
apply new analytic techniques to visualize and mine data for predictive
insight. The goals of this new unit complement our long-standing mission
to enable insurers to transform their operations through new digital
experiences and the replacement of their legacy core systems.”
About Guidewire Software
Guidewire delivers the industry platform that Property and Casualty
(P&C) insurers rely upon to adapt and succeed in a time of accelerating
change. We provide the software, services, and partner ecosystem to
enable our customers to run, differentiate, and grow their business. We
are privileged to serve more than 350 companies in 32 countries. For
more information, please visit www.guidewire.com
and follow us on twitter: @Guidewire_PandC.
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Guidewire Software, Inc.
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Communications
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