Is it true that you can never have too much of a good thing? That's my take when it comes to staffing the Celent insurance team. I’m pleased to introduce three new team members who will make our strong team even stronger.

Craig Beattie joins us as an analyst in the London office. Prior to joining Celent, Craig was an Applications Architect with Royal Bank of Scotland, working extensively with RBS Insurance. He held roles in strategy and architecture during mergers within the division and consulted on a number of internal divestment opportunities.

Karen Monks is a North American analyst with 12 years of financial services consulting experience. Previously, she worked for a Celent competitor in the analyst space, John Hancock Financial Services, and Coopers & Lybrand.She also completed General Electric’s Financial Management Program.

Finally, Jim Pelis joins the team as an account manager, based in the Boston office. Jim most recently worked for Datamonitor, and he has experience from Collective Next, IANS, and Forrester.

I’m excited to have you meet Craig, Karen, and Jim because I'm confident that they will carry on the Celent tradition of delivering value for our clients.