Storms, Brian M.

Brian Storms joined APX in January 2008 to help accelerate the firm’s growth and to realize its vision as the infrastructure backbone and provider of choice for the energy and environmental commodities markets.

Mr. Storms has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, spanning such diverse disciplines as sales, marketing, and distribution; new product innovation; operations; and risk management and insurance.  He has successfully launched and grown new businesses, led complex change management programs, articulated powerful new branding and positioning strategies, and navigated some of the most highly regulated and transparent marketplaces in the world. Prior to joining APX, Brian was CEO of Marsh Inc., the worlds leading risk advisory and insurance brokerage firm, with revenues of $5 billion and 26,000 employees.  He was also a member of the executive committee of Marsh’s public company parent, Marsh & McLennan (MMC).  While at Marsh, Brian was a committed advocate on the issue of climate change, including collaboration and participation with numerous high profile partners and initiatives, such as: the Clinton Global Initiative; the U.S. Climate Action Partnership; the Business Environmental Leadership Council of the Pew Center for Climate Change; and Ceres. Before moving over to lead Marsh, Brian was President and CEO of MMC sister company, Mercer Human Resource Consulting, which he joined in late 2004.  Prior to Mercer, Brian was President and CEO of UBS Global Asset Management - Americas, and a member of the UBS Group Managing Board.  From 1996-1999, he was President of the Prudential Investments mutual fund and annuity complex and a member of the Prudential Securities Board, and from 1991-1996 Brian held various senior positions with Fidelity Investments, culminating with the successful launch of Fidelity’s International Retirement Group.  Brian began his career as an account executive for E.F. Hutton in New York.  He earned his BS in economics from the State University of New York, Stony Brook.

Brain Storms 2008年1月 加入APX仼主席和总裁，致力于公司的加速发展，实现APX作为基础建设的主要骨干和能源、环境进行商品交易时的首选供应商的长远目标。Storms 先生在金融服务行业有超过25年的经验，包括从销售、营销和分销，到新产品的创新，行业操作，以及风险管理和保险。他曾成功地推出和增加新的业务，领导复杂的变化管理项目，有力阐明强大的新品牌和定位战略，并引导全球最严格、透明的交易市场。他在加入APX前，是 Marsh Inc.的总裁，这是一家全球领先的风险咨询和保险中介机构，年收入五十亿美元，拥有26, 000名雇員。他还是上市母公司Marsh & McLennan (MMC)的执行委員会成員。他提倡关心气候变化议题，包括合作和参与众多合作伙伴的倡议，例如克林顿全球倡议书，美国气候行动合作，Pew中心有关气候变化的商业环境領袖委员会，和Ceres項目。加入Marsh之前，他于2004年底，成为MMC姊妹公司Mercer 人材咨询公司的总裁。在这之前，他是UBS美国全球资产管理的总裁兼首席执行官，兼UBS集团董事局成員。

1996-1999年，他担任普天寿投资基金和年金总裁，普天寿证券董事局成员。1991-1996，Brian在富达投资担任过许多资深职务，最引以为傲的是成功地推出富达的国际退休金集团。Brian最早是E.F.Hutton纽约的客户经理。他毕业于纽约州立大学石溪分校经济系。