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Finance
Roger Thompson
Chief Investment Officer
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| Roger Thompson was promoted to his current position in January 2005. He
had served as Executive Vice President and AXIS Group Treasurer since joining
the Company in March 2002. Previously, Roger held various management positions with
the Zurich Financial Services Group in Bermuda from November 1994 to March 2002,
with his last position being President and Chief Financial Officer of Zurich
Investment Services Limited. Mr. Thompson is a Chartered Financial Analyst and
a Chartered Accountant. |
| Email: roger.thompson@axis.bm |
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Linda Ventresca
Executive Vice President, Corporate Development Officer
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| Linda Ventresca
joined AXIS as Vice President, Corporate Development in January,
2003 from MMC Capital, Inc., where she worked with AXIS since
its inception in her capacity as an investment associate for
the Trident Funds. Prior to joining MMC Capital, Linda
was a member of the Financial Institutions Investment Banking
Groups at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and UBS Securities,
LLC. |
| Email: linda.ventresca@axiscapital.com |
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Tim Hennessy
Executive Vice President, European Finance Director
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| Tim Hennessy joined AXIS as
Finance Director – Europe
upon the establishment of the Irish subsidiaries. A Chartered
Accountant and Institute of Taxation member, Tim has 12 years
of industry experience. From 1990 to 2002, Tim was a Senior
Vice President and Deputy Chief Executive of Marsh Management
Services, Dublin. Prior to 1990 Tim worked with Ernst & Young. |
| Email: tim.hennessy@axiscapital.com |
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Operations
John Murray
Chief Operating Officer
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| John Murray has been Chief
Operations Officer since November 2001. He is also an Executive
Vice President of Operations of our subsidiary, AXIS Specialty
Limited. Mr. Murray, a chartered accountant, has 14 years of
industry experience. From 1995 to 2000, he was the Head of
Operations for ACE Global Markets Limited. He then served as
a Finance Director of Newmarket Underwriting Limited during
2000 and 2001. |
| Email:
john.murray@axiscapital.com |
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Dale
A. Gawley
Senior Vice President, U.S. Operations
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| Dale Gawley joined AXIS in August
of 2002 and now serves as US Operations Manager. Mr. Gawley,
a chartered accountant,
has been working in the industry in financial and operational
roles for the last six years. From 1997 – 1998 he served
as Financial Controller for Henniges Elastomers Ireland GmbH.
He then served as Business Controller & Assistant Plant
Manager for Sennheiser Ireland GmbH. In May of 2000 he joined
Mutual Risk Management in Bermuda as a Project Manager until
joining our finance group in mid 2002. |
| E-mail dale.gawley@axiscapital.com |
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Ian Holland
Operations Manager, AXIS Europe
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| Ian Holland joined AXIS-London in April 2002 as Operations
Officer-AXIS Europe. Ian began his career in the insurance
industry as a Lloyd's Broker in 1977, working both on claims
and placing. In 1988 he joined Lloyd's Non Marine Syndicate
469 (managed by Charman Underwriting Agencies Limited) as
an assistant underwriter. Subsequently in 1999 he joined
ACE Global Markets Limited where he managed the operations
team. |
| Email: ian.holland@axiscapital.com |
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Information Technology (IT)
Glenn Gardner,
Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer
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| Glenn Gardner has been Executive
Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of AXIS since November
2002. Mr. Gardner has 20 years experience in the information
technology field. From 1991 to 1994 he was Manager of Corporate
Systems for Skandia America Reinsurance Company. He then served
as Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer for Transatlantic
Reinsurance Company from 1994 to 2002. |
| Email: glenn.gardner@axiscapital.com |
Colin Pearson,
Vice President, Business Analyst
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| Colin Pearson has been associated
with AXIS since January 2002 when he worked as an independent
consultant. He joined AXIS full-time in June 2003 and is
Vice President in the Information Technology department. Mr.
Pearson has over 20 years of Insurance related business and information
technology experience. Before AXIS, he worked for Arthur
Andersen Management Consultants, Lloyd’s of London and
ROOM Solutions. |
| Email:
colin.pearson@axiscapital.com |
Vincent Clappsy,
Vice President, Applications Manager
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| Vincent Clappsy joined AXIS as
Vice President, Applications Manager in July 2004. Mr.
Clappsy has over 17 years experience in business applications
development and support. Most recently he was Assistant
Vice President, Applications Manager for Transatlantic Reinsurance
Company from 1995 to 2004. |
| Email:
vincent.clappsy@axiscapital.com |
Legal
Richard
Gieryn
Executive Vice President and Counsel, AXIS Insurance
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| Rick Gieryn is Executive Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary of AXIS Surplus Insurance
Company, AXIS Reinsurance Company and AXIS Specialty Insurance
Company. He is located in Alpharetta. Prior to joining AXIS,
Rick was hired by Dennis Reding to serve as General Counsel and
Secretary of Combined Specialty Group. He was the Executive Vice
President and General Counsel of ACE INA, Holdings, Inc. from
2001 to 2002. Rick was the Executive Vice President and General
Counsel of ACE USA, Inc. from 1998 to January 2002. He served
in the same capacity for Westchester Specialty Group from 1996
to 1998. |
| E-mail richard.gieryn@axiscapital.com |
Human Resources
Brian
W. Goshen
Chief Human Resources Officer
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Brian W. Goshen joined AXIS
Capital in January 2006 as Chief Human Resources Officer. Mr.
Goshen has over 20 years of professional Human Resources experience
in the financial services industry. Most recently, he was Vice
President of Human Resources at Fifth Third Bank. Prior to
Fifth Third, Mr. Goshen was a Managing Director with Marsh,
a leading insurance broker and risk management consulting company.
During his eight years at Marsh, he served as their head of
Human Resources for their North American operations and for
their Asia-Pacific operations. Prior to Marsh, he held a variety
of professional Human Resources positions with the United States
Army, Goldman Sachs and the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking
Corporation. |
| Email: brian.goshen@axiscapital.com |
Actuarial
Peter Martin
Vice President, Chief Actuary (FCAS)
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| Peter Martin previously served
as a Vice President/Director for St. Paul Re in their New York
office. His primary function was that of lead pricing actuary
for North American treaty business. Peter also served in a similar
role in the St Paul Re’s London office during the period
1996 to 1999. Peter began his career on the primary side for
Fireman’s Fund in 1990, where he functioned in a variety
of underwriting areas. He obtained his Fellowship in the Casualty
Actuarial Society (FCAS) in 1998 and graduated with a Bs in applied
mathematics from the University of California at Berkeley in
1989. |
| Email: peter.martin@axis.bm |
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Sean
McDermott, FCAS, MAAA
AXIS Insurance
Senior Vice President & Chief Actuary
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| Sean McDermott serves as Chief
Actuary for AXIS U.S. Insurance in Alpharetta, GA. Prior to joining
AXIS, Sean was a Senior Vice President and Actuary for American
Reinsurance Company. Sean held several senior management
and actuarial positions at American Re from 1990 to 2002, including
serving as Chief Pricing Actuary and Chief Reserving Actuary. Sean
began his insurance career with Insurance Services Office in
1981, and has previously worked for Continental Insurance Company
and Fireman’s Fund. Sean is a 1981 graduate of New
York University. |
| E-mail sean.mcdermott@axiscapital.com |
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Nicholas
M. Leccese
AXIS Re – U.S.
Senior Vice President & Actuary
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| Nick Leccese has 25 years experience
in the insurance/reinsurance industry as an actuary. Prior to
joining AXIS, Nick was a Vice President in the Actuarial Department
of Gerling Global Reinsurance Corporation of America. Nick became
a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society in 1993 and has a
BA in Mathematics from Queens College. |
| E-mail nicholas.leccese@axiscapital.com |
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