Global Risk Consultants Appoints Industry Veteran Anthony Terrick as Senior Director of Business Development to Accelerate Global Growth Strategy
Global Risk Consultants (GRC), widely regarded as the world’s leading provider of independent property risk engineering and loss prevention services, has announced the appointment of Anthony “Tony” Terrick as Senior Director of Business Development, marking a significant step in the company’s mission to expand its market presence and deepen its global client relationships.
In his new role, Terrick will oversee GRC’s worldwide business development strategy, leading a cross-functional team focused on revenue growth, client retention, strategic partnerships, and market innovation. He will report directly to Greg Bates, President and CEO of Global Risk Consultants, and serve as a key member of the company’s leadership team.
A Strategic Hire to Support a Global Vision
Terrick’s appointment comes at a pivotal time for Global Risk Consultants, as industries across the world face mounting pressure from climate-driven catastrophes, supply chain disruptions, regulatory shifts, and emerging operational risks. Organizations are increasingly seeking partners that offer not only risk assessment, but actionable insight, benchmarking, and long-term risk mitigation strategies.
GRC, which has built its reputation on engineering-first risk services, sees Terrick’s leadership as instrumental in helping clients transition from risk awareness to resilience execution.
“Anthony brings a powerful combination of technical understanding, commercial experience, and leadership vision,” said CEO Greg Bates. “We are thrilled to have Tony lead our business development efforts at Global Risk Consultants. His deep industry expertise, entrepreneurial spirit, and proven ability to drive growth make him an outstanding fit for this role. Tony understands the challenges and opportunities our clients face, and he is passionate about helping organizations strengthen resilience in today’s complex risk environment. With his leadership, we will continue to expand our global reach, deliver exceptional value to clients, and build on GRC’s reputation as the worldwide leader in independent property risk engineering.
A Career Spanning Insurance, Manufacturing, and Consulting
Terrick joins Global Risk Consultants with decades of experience as both a client executive and business producer. His career includes significant leadership roles at:
- AIG – Where he worked with multinational accounts on complex insurance and risk programs.
- General Motors – Gaining first-hand understanding of large-scale manufacturing operations and global supply chains.
- FM Global – One of the world’s most respected mutual insurers and risk engineering firms.
- Matrix Risk Consultants (now part of AXA XL) – Where he contributed to growth and client advisory initiatives.
- Entrepreneurial ventures – Leading and growing risk-focused businesses with a customer-first mindset.
His broad perspective—from carrier to client to consultant—gives him a unique 360-degree view of the risk ecosystem, allowing him to align GRC’s services with what risk managers, CFOs, insurers, and operational executives truly need.
A People-Centered Approach to Growth
While Terrick is known for his strategic and operational acumen, he emphasizes that people—not programs—are the real drivers of transformation.
“What inspires me most is leading a team of talented professionals who truly care about our clients and their success,” Terrick said. “My focus is on harnessing that passion, giving our team the tools, innovation, and technology they need to deliver even greater value. At the end of the day, it’s about helping people—helping our clients protect their businesses, helping our teams grow in their careers, and creating opportunities for organic growth that benefits everyone.”
This mindset aligns closely with GRC’s own partnership-driven service philosophy, which prioritizes collaboration, real-time risk transparency, and long-term resilience planning over transactional engagements.
About Global Risk Consultants: A Leader in Property Risk Engineering
Founded on the belief that better data and better engineering lead to better protection, Global Risk Consultants has long been recognized as the world’s largest independent risk engineering firm.
The company specializes in:
- Property loss prevention consulting
- Fire protection assessment and design review
- Natural catastrophe and climate risk modeling
- Infrared thermography inspections
- Risk benchmarking, compliance, and digital reporting platforms
Unlike insurers or brokers, GRC operates as a fully independent partner, enabling clients to make objective decisions about risk tolerance, capital allocation, and insurance strategy.
The company serves clients across a variety of high-stakes sectors including manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, logistics, energy, food processing, automotive, and technology. Its engineering teams operate across more than 100 countries, delivering insights that help global organizations navigate regulatory requirements and operational vulnerabilities across different regions.
Innovation, Digitalization, and Expansion
Terrick’s arrival signals GRC’s intent to deepen its footprint not only through traditional field engineering services, but also via digital risk intelligence and data-driven advisory models. The future of risk engineering, he says, goes beyond reporting—it’s about helping clients operationalize insights and drive measurable change.
Key focus areas under Terrick’s leadership will include:
- Expanding global partnerships with insurers, captives, and large enterprises
- Introducing new analytics-driven service packages tailored to mid-market and enterprise clients
- Leveraging technology—such as predictive modeling and remote engineering tools—to increase scalability
- Building talent pipelines and developing next-generation risk engineers
Terrick notes: “Risk is no longer a once-a-year insurance conversation. It’s a daily operational necessity. Our mission at GRC is to empower clients with visibility, strategy, and confidence so they can grow safely, sustainably, and profitably.”
A New Chapter for GRC—and the Future of Risk Advisory
With industries worldwide facing escalating loss trends and compliance demands, companies are rethinking their approach to risk—not as a cost, but as a competitive advantage when properly managed.
The appointment of Anthony Terrick reflects GRC’s belief that best-in-class risk engineering requires both technical rigor and business vision. His leadership marks the beginning of an accelerated phase of global expansion, service innovation, and customer-centric transformation.
As CEO Greg Bates summarized, “Tony’s leadership strengthens our ability to deliver what the world’s largest and most risk-conscious organizations expect from GRC: independence, insight, and impact.
