Berto Di Manno
President
Berto Di Manno
President
Berto is the President and CEO of Iridium Risk Services Inc. Berto started his career in 1995 at Marsh specializing…
Full bio >Meet our team
You can count on our experts to provide timely and practical risk management and insurance advice to your business. Exceeding your expectations is our goal. If you are curious about what makes us so passionate about what we do, please read our manifesto.
Leadership
Frances Weeks
Managing Partner
Frances Weeks
Managing Partner
Frances joined Iridium in 2006 as a Partner, and is the Account Lead on a variety of E&P, oilfield service,…
Full bio >Geoffrey Cowling
Managing Partner
Geoffrey Cowling
Managing Partner
Geoff joined the Iridium team in 2008 as a Partner and works on a variety of technical risks including E&P,…
Full bio >Shelly Swartout
Managing Partner
Shelly Swartout
Managing Partner
Shelly joined Iridium in 2008 and plays an instrumental leadership role in the company. She is the Account Lead on…
Full bio >Andrew Barker
Managing Partner
Andrew Barker
Managing Partner
Andy joined Iridium as a Risk Technician in 2010 immediately upon graduating from the University of Calgary’s Haskayne School of…
Full bio >Hugh Patterson
Partner and Team Lead
Hugh Patterson
Partner and Team Lead
Hugh joined Iridium in 2012 as a Risk Technician and progressed to his current role as Partner and Team Lead….
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Partners
Brent Blasetti
Partner
Brent Blasetti
Partner
Brent joined Iridium in 2006 and is the Account Lead on a number of Canadian E&P and oilfield servicing accounts….
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Partner
Hristo Minkov
Partner
Hristo has been with Iridium since 2010 and works on a variety of E&P, technology and marine clients. Prior to…
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Risk Advisors
Phillip Stawowiak
Risk Advisor & Team Lead
Phillip Stawowiak
Risk Advisor & Team Lead
Phil joined Iridium two and half years ago as a Risk Technician. Prior to Iridium, Phil worked in sales for a…
Full bio >Bruce Barton
Risk Advisor
Bruce Barton
Risk Advisor
After graduating from the University of New Brunswick Saint John, Bruce moved to Calgary in 1990 and started his insurance…
Full bio >Ryan Tokar
Risk Advisor
Ryan Tokar
Risk Advisor
After graduating from MacEwan University’s Insurance and Risk Management program in 2012, Ryan started his career at a Edmonton-based regional…
Full bio >Tim de Jonge
Risk Advisor
Tim de Jonge
Risk Advisor
Tim is a well-rounded insurance professional with 27 years of experience in the insurance industry. He began his career as…
Full bio >Heather Johnstone
Risk Advisor
Heather Johnstone
Risk Advisor
Heather brings almost ten years of insurance experience to Iridium. Prior to Iridium she managed a Commercial Lines team at…
Full bio >Martin J. Delaney
Transactional and Surety Practice Leader
Martin J. Delaney
Transactional and Surety Practice Leader
Martin joined Iridium as the Transactional and Surety Practice Leader in 2020. Martin brings a diverse background to his role…
Full bio >Mike Dow
Risk Advisor
Mike Dow
Risk Advisor
Mike brings over 25 years of risk management and insurance experience to Iridium, having worked as an underwriter, broker, and…
Full bio >Joanne Hankinson
Risk Advisor
Joanne Hankinson
Risk Advisor
Joanne brings over 20 years of energy, manufacturing, transportation and contractor insurance experience to the Iridium team. Joanne has a…
Full bio >Jessie Gwynne
Risk Advisor
Jessie Gwynne
Risk Advisor
Jessie joined Iridium in 2012 in the role of Administrative Assistant. She was promoted to Technical Assistant in 2014, then…
Full bio >Hristo Minkovski
Risk Advisor
Hristo Minkovski
Risk Advisor
Hristo joined Iridium in 2014 as a Risk Technician, and works primarily with E&P clients. Prior to this, he worked…
Full bio >Wesley Robinson
Risk Advisor
Wesley Robinson
Risk Advisor
Wes graduated from the University of Calgary’s Haskayne School of Business with a Bachelor of Commerce in Risk Management and…
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Risk Consultants
Joel Harrison
Risk Consultant
Joel Harrison
Risk Consultant
Joel joined Iridium in January of 2019 as a Risk Technician and works on a number of E&P accounts. He…
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Financial Lines
Danielle Gorst
National Practice Leader, Financial Lines
Danielle Gorst
National Practice Leader, Financial Lines
Danielle brings more than twenty years of financial lines insurance experience with over thirteen years in Executive Protection with a…
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Claims
Bob Moore
Director, Claims
Bob Moore
Director, Claims
Bob brings over 40 years of claims handling experience to Iridium. Prior to joining Iridium, Bob spent 23 years as the…
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Navacord Executives
Roger Swierstra
Chairman of Iridium Risk Services Inc.
Roger Swierstra
Chairman of Iridium Risk Services Inc.
Roger is the Chairman of Iridium Risk Services Inc. He has over 27 years of insurance and risk management experience…
Full bio >T.Marshall Sadd
Chairman of the Board of Navacord Inc.
T.Marshall Sadd
Chairman of the Board of Navacord Inc.
Marshall is president and CEO of Lloyd Sadd Insurance Brokers and Executive Chairman of Navacord, and has over 20 years’…
Full bio >Shawn DeSantis
President & CEO of Navacord Inc.
Shawn DeSantis
President & CEO of Navacord Inc.
Shawn is President and Chief Executive Officer of Jones Delaurier Insurance Management Inc. and President and CEO of Navacord Inc. Shawn…
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