Woodruff Sawyer & Co. has recruited former Marsh LLC managing director John Fuhrman as Southern California practice leader, a new position.
Based in Irvine, California, Mr. Fuhrman will lead the region’s operations, focusing on client service, growth opportunities and recruiting new talent, the brokerage said in a statement Wednesday. He will report to Woodruff Sawyer Chief Operating Officer Zac Overbay.
At Marsh, Mr. Fuhrman led the brokerage’s Pacific South partnership. He joined Marsh in 2016 after 10 years as a managing partner at Willis Towers Watson PLC.
Woodruff Sawyer & Co. has hired a team of six former Willis Towers Watson PLC brokers in its Portland, Oregon, office, the San Francisco-based brokerage announced Tuesday.