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London: 27 October 2021 – Carbon Underwriting Limited (Carbon), the specialist, independent managing general underwriter (MGU) and Lloyd’s syndicate, is pleased to announce the appointments of Madu Gadzama as Data Analytics Engineer and Edward Saunders as Data Services Associate as it continues to develop its data analytics capabilities.

Madu graduated from Durham University this year with a First Class Honours degree in Physics and Edward has joined Carbon from AXA Health where he was a Bordereaux Analyst. He had previously been an Assistant Accountant with Creaseys Group and prior to that, he was an IT project coordinator with AXA PPP Healthcare.

These latest hires are further evidence of Carbon’s ambition to develop its fast-growing data analytics expertise following the appointments in recent months of Mark Oldroyd as Head of Data Architecture, Fergus Cooney and Navdeep Dhuti as Data Analytics Engineers, and Sophia Johnson as Data Services Associate.

Nick Tye, Carbon CEO, said: 

“Market-leading data analytics is at the core of our business as we continue to expand as a technology-driven MGU and Lloyd’s Syndicate. Our proprietary platform, Graphene, in particular allows us to provide superior data analysis and management for our coverholders while giving us deep insights into our clients’ businesses. I am delighted to welcome Madu and Edward to our fast-growing data analytics team and I know that we will benefit enormously from their expertise and insights.”

Madu Gadzama, Data Analytics Engineer, commented:

“’The development and use of systems and tools that leverage data for fast, high quality decision making is vital in the insurance industry today. With an innovative and novel approach to development and analytics, it is a hugely exciting time to be joining Carbon. I am thrilled to be joining the effort to develop the proprietary technology platform Graphene, which is ideally positioned to become a cutting-edge data analytics and intelligence tool.”

Edward Saunders, Data Services Associate, said:

“This is a very exciting time to join a young and innovative company and I’m really looking forward to sharing my experiences and insights from the industries I’ve worked in and to bring my fresh perspectives and ideas to Carbon. I’ve been particularly impressed with the data intelligence platform, Graphene, which I believe is a true game-changer in data and analytics in the insurance world.”