GeniSys, a provider of front and back-end policy administration services for the life and health insurance market, has appointed Ross Morton as chairman of the company’s board of directors.

Morton has 36 years of global life insurance and reinsurance experience with an emphasis on risk management and leadership. He operates his own consulting practice as well as assisting one of the world’s leading reinsurers internationally with risk management reviews, education and administrative benchmarking exercises.

Morton specializes in assisting clients in adjusting to the challenges of tighter profit margins and prudent risk management and administration.

“Ross has been on the GeniSys board for two years and we are very happy to have him in his new capacity as chairman” said Van Campbell, president and CEO of GeniSys, in a news release.

Morton heads a GeniSys board of directors made up of: Caron Czorny, Bonita Then, Allan Reeve, Hugh Haney, Stephan Quinlan and Van Campbell.

Morton received his BA from the University of Toronto in 1969 and FLMI in 1974. He has given speeches on risk management subjects and worked with executives in 37 countries while writing numerous and diverse articles for a variety of media.