Vincent Harel has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Verlingue, effective from 28 April 2025

The Adelaïde insurance brokerage group – comprising Verlingue, Génération, Cocoon, and DUNE – has announced the appointment of Vincent Harel as Chief Executive Officer of Verlingue. He will report directly to Benjamin Verlingue, President of Verlingue and CEO of Adelaïde Group. In this role, Vincent Harel will also serve as a member of the Adelaïde Group Executive Committee.

“Vincent’s appointment marks an important step in the implementation of our new strategic plan, Better Future 28. His professionalism and energy will help us strengthen our position across all the sectors in which we operate, fully contributing to the Group’s ambition to become the leading family-owned insurance brokerage firm in the European market,” said Benjamin Verlingue. Vincent Harel was most recently Co-CEO of Marsh McLennan France (since 2023) and President of Mercer France (since 2019), a leading insurance brokerage and HR consultancy firm where he began his career in 2003. Over the years, he held various roles in management, consulting, and business development. A graduate of ESSCA (2000), where he now also serves as President of the Alumni Association, Vincent Harel started his career in management and organisational consulting at Capgemini Consulting. “It’s a great pleasure to be joining the next phase of Verlingue’s growth within the Adelaïde Group. I know I can count on highly committed teams, both in France and across Europe, and I firmly believe our position as a family-owned, independent group is a real strength,” said Vincent Harel.