Global broker Lockton in April 2018 named Said Taiym executive vice president-chief digital officer. He will focus on digital innovation and new technologies and report to Ron Lockton, president and CEO.

Most recently, Taiym was the senior vice president and chief information officer for the AF Group, a leading worker’s compensation insurance organization. Before AF Group, he was with XL Group and Zurich North America.

Taiym holds bachelor’s degrees from the University of Illinois-Chicagoin in management information systems and finance.

He is a board member of the U.S. National Council on Compensation Insurance, a leading industry group, and serves on the University of Illinois-Chicago College of Business Advisory Board.