AmWINS Group Inc. has appointed Chief Operating Officer Scott Purviance to its CEO post as the company also plans several other management transitions over the next few months. 

Purviance will succeed M. Steven DeCarlo as CEO beginning May 1. Purviance joined the AmWINS firm in 2001. He has also served as the firm's chief financial officer and holds a seat on the AmWINS Board of Directors.

“For the past 17 years, Scott has played an essential role in building AmWINS into the industry leader it is today,” DeCarlo, said in a news release. “Scott knows our business better than anyone, and I’m pleased that he will continue to lead the strategic direction of the company.”

According to AmWINS, DeCarlo will transition to the company's new executive chairman position and will also remain chairman of its board of directors. 

The firm also announced management changes including its current president W.H. "Skip" Cooper moving into the position of vice chairman as he remains on the AmWINS Board of Directors. AmWINS Brokerage President James Drinkwater will succeed Cooper as AmWINS Group president and AmWINS Access President Benjamin Sloop will succeed Purviance as chief operating officer for AmWINS Group. 

An additional management transition also includes AmWINS Access chief operating officer A. "Tony" Gresham moving into Sloop's position as president of the division. 

AmWINS Group is a global distributor of specialty insurance products and services. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, it has over 100 offices globally.