Reask, a provider of early warning, real-time, and probabilistic risk forecasting solutions for global extreme weather events, has appointed Andy Rice as Chief Growth Officer, US, to bolster its presence across the country.
Rice has over two decades of experience in climate science, artificial intelligence (AI), and business growth. He has in-depth knowledge of weather, climate technology, and insurance.
This appointment aims to help the company scale its advanced extreme weather data solutions for hurricane-exposed risks across the insurance and enterprise sectors.
Most recently, Rice served as Managing Director of Business Solutions at Pelmorex Corp, managing a portfolio of B2B weather and climate risk solutions and spearheading the launch of the company’s first Deep Learning weather model for energy trading markets.
Previously, he spent nearly eight years at IBM, most recently as Partner and Global Lead for Sustainability & Climate Analytics, transforming IBM’s weather analytics centre into a global sustainability and climate impacts practice. His leadership was pivotal in scaling IBM’s data-driven consulting capabilities and integrating AI into climate risk and sustainability analytics for Fortune 100 clients
In the past, Rice held multiple leadership roles at The Weather Company, including General Manager of Insurance and Energy, building the company’s insurance vertical and helping establish its Analytics Centre of Excellence. He also played a key role in the partnership that led to IBM’s acquisition of The Weather Company.
Andy began his career at Weather Central, leading product and analytics teams and contributed to a successful acquisition by The Weather Channel.
Jamie Rodney, Chief Executive Officer, Reask, commented, “Andy is an exceptional talent with extensive experience building and scaling weather and climate technology solutions across multiple sectors. His unique combination of extreme weather expertise and deep understanding of how businesses, from insurers to enterprises, use weather data to manage risk positions him perfectly to drive our US expansion. Andy’s track record of scaling practices and launching innovative products will be key in delivering value and maximising our product-market fit as we grow our US operations.”
Rice added, “We’re entering an era where advances in AI are transforming how we understand and predict extreme weather. The implications for global resilience, especially in hurricane and climate risk, are profound. I’m thrilled to join Reask, a world leader in applying AI to the science of catastrophe modelling, and to help bring this next generation of insight and precision to insurers, reinsurers, and beyond.”
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