CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Sept. 3, 2024) – TIH, the seventh largest insurance brokerage in the U.S., today announced that it has appointed Jim Odell as General Counsel, effective immediately. Odell is an experienced and proven financial services leader, bringing over 30 years of experience in both general counsel roles and private practice. 

Odell’s years of C-suite experience include general counsel roles at UBS AG and Citigroup's Corporate and Investment Bank. Most recently, he has been the general counsel and interim CEO for Momentum Financial Services Group, a multinational private equity portfolio company.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Jim, who comes to TIH with an established history of leading global legal and compliance departments and providing counsel on matters of strategy, risk, and regulation,” said TIH CEO John Howard. “His extensive expertise spans various financial services sectors, including corporate and investment banking, retail and private client services, asset management, insurance, and securities and derivatives trading. I have no doubt that he will be a major contributor to TIH as we continue to move forward as a standalone company.”

Prior to his general counsel roles, Odell led finance and capital markets practice groups at some of the nation’s leading law firms, focusing on mergers and acquisitions (including numerous leveraged buyouts and reverse LBOs), corporate finance, and financial services and banking regulation in a variety of industry sectors including financial sponsors, technology, media and telecom, financial services, insurance and healthcare.

Odell received his JD from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in finance from Lehigh University. He will be based at TIH headquarters in Charlotte.

About TIH

TIH Insurance Holdings, LLC, headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is the seventh largest insurance broker in the U.S. TIH operates more than 200 offices with nearly 10,000 employees through its portfolio of wholesale, retail and insurance services businesses.