Vincent C. Tizzio

President and CEO

Vincent C. Tizzio was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of AXIS Capital in May of 2023. He joined AXIS in January 2022 as Senior Advisor – Insurance Market Strategy and was appointed CEO Specialty Insurance and Reinsurance in June 2022. Prior to joining AXIS, Mr. Tizzio served as Executive Vice President and Head of Global Specialty at The Hartford where he led a multi-billion dollar business focused on delivering a broad array of specialty products through wholesale and retail channels. Previously, he had served for 7 years as President and CEO of Navigators Management Company, leading the organization until its acquisition by The Hartford in 2019. Prior to that, Mr. Tizzio worked at Zurich Financial Services and AIG, serving in progressive senior leadership roles within both companies.

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Peter Vogt

Chief Financial Officer

Peter Vogt was appointed Chief Financial Officer of AXIS Capital in January 2018. He previously served as the Company's Deputy CFO from July 1, 2017 until his appointment as CEO in January 2018 and as the Chief Operating Officer of AXIS Insurance from 2013 to June 2017. Mr. Vogt joined AXIS in 2010 as CFO and COO of the Company's Accident & Health business unit. Prior to AXIS, Mr. Vogt served as CFO of Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. He also held the CFO role at CIGNA's Group Insurance business. Mr. Vogt started his career at Hartford Life Insurance Company where, over nearly 14 years, he held a series of actuarial roles and eventually led sales, marketing and product development for its corporate retirement business. Mr. Vogt holds a BBA in Actuarial Science from Temple University and is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries.

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Conrad D. Brooks

General Counsel

Conrad D. Brooks is General Counsel of AXIS Capital. Prior to his appointment to the role in January 2017, he served for nearly a decade as the company’s Corporate Counsel. Mr. Brooks joined AXIS from McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (now Dentons), where he was a partner and served as practice team leader in the firm’s corporate and securities practice. A former officer in the United States Navy, Mr. Brooks received his BS from the University of Illinois, his JD from Georgia State University College of Law and his MBA (Finance) from Old Dominion University.

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Noreen McMullan

Chief People Officer

Noreen McMullan joined AXIS Capital as Chief Human Resources Officer in September 2014 and is responsible for Human Resources strategy and the delivery of human resources services worldwide. Ms. McMullan has over 26 years of leadership experience in corporate Human Resources for the financial services industry. Before joining AXIS, she served as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for FirstKey Holdings, a diversified specialty finance company. Prior to FirstKey, she led Human Resources at Bank of America's Legacy Asset Services Group. Additionally, Ms. McMullan spent 13 years at Morgan Stanley in several different capacities, including Human Resources Lead for the C-level executives and their organizations, Chief Operations Officer for Global Human Resources and Head of Human Resources and Chief Administrative Officer for a Morgan Stanley subsidiary. Previously, she was with Citigroup from 1988 to 1998.

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David Phillips

Chief Investment Officer

David Phillips joined AXIS Capital as Chief Investment Officer in April 2014. With over 25 years of experience in investments, Mr. Phillips previously served as Head of Investments for PartnerRe. Prior to PartnerRe, he was the Director of Research and a Portfolio Manager at Oppenheimer Capital, an institutional money manager based in New York City. Mr. Phillips is a CFA® charterholder and received an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an AB from Princeton University.

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Keith Schlosser

Global Chief Information Officer

Keith Schlosser is Global Chief Information Officer at AXIS Capital, where he leads the Company's global information technology and data strategy. Mr. Schlosser is also responsible for driving change throughout the organization by delivering high-quality, future-oriented IT services in line with AXIS Capital’s business strategy. Mr. Schlosser has more than 30 years of insurance industry experience, spanning roles in information technology, business solutions, marketing and sales. Prior to AXIS, he served as Chief Information Officer for Chubb’s Overseas General Insurance division, where he spearheaded a number of growth, innovation, digital and change initiatives. Before that, he served as The Travelers Companies international division CIO where he lead marketing technologies. Mr. Schlosser was also a Vice President for marketing facing technology, training, operations / call centers, and web communications at AIG. Prior to that, Mr. Schlosser held multiple positions at Sentry Insurance in marketing, sales leadership, field support, and information technology. Before he joined the insurance industry, Mr. Schlosser served in the United States Coast Guard where he participated in drug interdiction law enforcement activities and provided humanitarian assistance to Hattian boat asylum seekers. Mr. Schlosser received his degree in Communications from Western Connecticut State University after his service with the Coast Guard.

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Dan Draper

Group Chief Underwriting Officer

Dan Draper was appointed Group Chief Underwriting Officer in September 2022. He had previously served for more than two years as Group Head of Underwriting at AXIS. Prior to that, he had been Group Chief Risk and Actuarial Officer at VIBE. Before joining VIBE, Mr. Draper spent eight years with AXIS, holding a number of leadership roles that included Group Chief Actuary, Chief Risk Analytics Officer, and Insurance Segment Chief Risk Officer. Before that, he held managerial positions at the Financial Services Authority, XL Capital, and Ernst & Young. Mr. Draper received a Masters in Engineering from the University of Bath and is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.

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Vincent C. Tizzio

President and CEO - Committee Lead

Vincent C. Tizzio was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of AXIS Capital in May of 2023. He joined AXIS in January 2022 as Senior Advisor – Insurance Market Strategy and was appointed CEO Specialty Insurance and Reinsurance in June 2022. Prior to joining AXIS, Mr. Tizzio served as Executive Vice President and Head of Global Specialty at The Hartford where he led a multi-billion dollar business focused on delivering a broad array of specialty products through wholesale and retail channels. Previously, he had served for 7 years as President and CEO of Navigators Management Company, leading the organization until its acquisition by The Hartford in 2019. Prior to that, Mr. Tizzio worked at Zurich Financial Services and AIG, serving in progressive senior leadership roles within both companies.

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Peter Vogt

Chief Financial Officer - Committee Chair

Peter Vogt was appointed Chief Financial Officer of AXIS Capital in January 2018. He previously served as the Company's Deputy CFO from July 1, 2017 until his appointment as CEO in January 2018 and as the Chief Operating Officer of AXIS Insurance from 2013 to June 2017. Mr. Vogt joined AXIS in 2010 as CFO and COO of the Company's Accident & Health business unit. Prior to AXIS, Mr. Vogt served as CFO of Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. He also held the CFO role at CIGNA's Group Insurance business. Mr. Vogt started his career at Hartford Life Insurance Company where, over nearly 14 years, he held a series of actuarial roles and eventually led sales, marketing and product development for its corporate retirement business. Mr. Vogt holds a BBA in Actuarial Science from Temple University and is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries.

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Dan Draper

Group Chief Underwriting Officer

Dan Draper was appointed Group Chief Underwriting Officer in September 2022. He had previously served for more than two years as Group Head of Underwriting at AXIS. Prior to that, he had been Group Chief Risk and Actuarial Officer at VIBE. Before joining VIBE, Mr. Draper spent eight years with AXIS, holding a number of leadership roles that included Group Chief Actuary, Chief Risk Analytics Officer, and Insurance Segment Chief Risk Officer. Before that, he held managerial positions at the Financial Services Authority, XL Capital, and Ernst & Young. Mr. Draper received a Masters in Engineering from the University of Bath and is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.

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Ann Haugh

CEO, AXIS Re

Ann Haugh is Chief Executive Officer of AXIS Re. Prior to that, she held leadership roles in the organization that included President, Global Property and President, Global Markets for AXIS Re. Ms. Haugh joined AXIS from Thomas Miller where she served as Group COO. Before that, she held the role of President International Insurance and Global Insurance COO at Aspen Insurance Group and was a member of the Executive Committee. Previously, Ms. Haugh served 6 years at Zurich Insurance where she joined as COO, Global Corporate in North America then globally (2007-2011) followed by CEO Global Corporate UK (2011 – 2012) rising to Group Chief of Staff (2012-2013). Throughout her 30 year career, Ms. Haugh has held a variety of underwriting leadership roles and has been passionate about developing the next generation of talent by building underwriter training programs and leading sponsorship and mentoring initiatives. She is equally committed to supporting DEI initiatives, and sits as an Advisory Board Member for the Insider Progress. She was a past recipient of the Business Insurance Woman to Watch award, included in the 2022 50 Over Fifty recognizing women in the U.K. insurance market, and is a member of the APIW (Association of Professional Insurance Women), the ISC (Insurance Supper Club), [email protected]’s, and the CII.

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Celeste Cook

Chief Operations Officer of Specialty Ins/Re

Celeste Cook is Chief Operations Officer of Specialty Insurance and Reinsurance for AXIS Capital. She joined AXIS in March 2023 from Starr Insurance Company where she served as Reinsurance Chief Operating Officer. Previously, she spent a combined 15 years at The Hartford and Navigators, where she served as SVP, U.S. Operations. Prior to that, Ms. Cook spent 20 years with General Reinsurance Corporation where she held a series of roles with increasing levels of responsibility.

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Mark Gregory

Head of Global Markets

Mark Gregory is Head of Global Markets for the Company’s Specialty Insurance business. Prior to that and since joining Axis in 2010, Mr. Gregory served as Chief Executive Officer for AXIS Insurance's International Division, responsible for all Insurance activities in London, Brussels and Singapore. In 2017, Mr. Gregory led the launch of AXIS Managing Agency Limited as its CEO. This firm manages all the activities of AXIS Syndicate 1686 at Lloyd's of London. Following the acquisition of Novae in the same year, he oversaw the successful union of the AXIS and Novae as CEO of the newly merged business. Prior to joining AXIS, Mr. Gregory spent 15 years at Marsh where he was CEO of Marsh Global Markets International (2004) and was the Founding CEO of Bowring Marsh (2008). He was an Executive Director on the Board of Marsh U.K. Limited. He served on the Board of the International Underwriters Association (IUA) between 2015 and 2019 and currently serves on the Board of the Lloyd’s Market Association (LMA). He began his career in 1980 as a broker.

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Megan Watt

Head of Claims

Megan Watt joined AXIS Capital as Head of Claims in March 2023. Previously she served as Head of North America Complex Claims for Chubb. Before that, Ms. Watt served as Chief Claims Officer for Everest, and prior to that, held claims leadership roles with increasing levels of responsibility at AIG.

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Mike McKenna

Head of North America

Mike McKenna joined AXIS Capital in May 2023 as Head of North America for the Company’s Specialty Insurance business. Prior to joining AXIS, Mr. McKenna held Chief Underwriting Officer roles with Falvey Insurance Group, The Hartford (Global Specialty Division), and Navigators (U.S. Insurance Segment), and served as SVP of the Specialty Reinsurance Division at Aon Benfield.

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Alistair Robson

Head of Global Markets Underwriting

Alistair Robson is Head of Underwriting for Global Markets, the company’s specialty insurance business, and also Chief Underwriting Officer and Director of AXIS Managing Agency Unit at Lloyd’s. He is based in London and previously served as Chief Underwriting Officer for the International Insurance Division. Alistair joined AXIS in 2011 as Executive Vice President & Head of Global Property. Prior to that, he was Head of London Market Property Underwriting at Beazley, and has over 35 years of (re)insurance industry experience in both underwriting and management roles. He graduated with a degree in Geography from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

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Carlton Maner

AXIS Wholesale CEO

Carlton Maner is Chief Executive Officer of AXIS Wholesale. Prior to that, he served as CEO U.S. Insurance Division and Global Property Practice Leader. Previously, Mr. Maner served as President of AXIS Insurance Specialty Lines Division responsible for Property, Casualty and Marine underwriting on a global basis. He joined AXIS in 2002 as Executive Vice President of E&S Property. Before that, Mr. Maner was Senior Vice President of Westchester Specialty Division of ACE USA where he managed the Property underwriting portfolio and catastrophe management division. Mr. Maner launched his career at St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company.

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Dan Trueman

Global Head of Cyber and Technology

Dan Trueman serves as Global Head of Cyber and Technology for the Company’s Specialty Insurance business. Mr. Trueman is an experienced multi-class underwriter with expertise in Cyber, Reputational Risk, Intellectual Property, Supply Chain insurance, Political Risks, Contract Frustration, Marine Consequential loss, Marine War, Marine Hull, Piracy, Physical Damage and Energy. Prior to AXIS, Mr. Trueman served as the Chief Innovation Officer of Novae from 2014 until it was acquired by AXIS in 2017. Mr. Trueman was previously at ANV, where he was the Lead Underwriter for their Enterprise Risk Division. Prior to that, he spent 10 years at Kiln, rising to Active Underwriter of the Enterprise Risk Division of Syndicate 510. Mr. Trueman was named in Insurance Business America’s Global 100 in 2023.

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Edward Ashby

Global Head of Insurance Distribution

Edward "Ed" Ashby is Global Head of Insurance Distribution. Mr. Ashby manages distribution and business development across the global platform, working collaboratively with all business units to build strategic relationships with the Company’s largest trading partners. He joined AXIS Insurance as Head of U.S. Distribution in February 2014. Prior to AXIS, Mr. Ashby spent almost 9 years at QBE as Head of Global Distribution – North America (2010–2014) and Head of Credit and Surety (2005–2010).

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Jason Busti

President North America, AXIS Re

Jason Busti joined AXIS Re in August 2019 as President of North America. In this role, Mr. Busti is a member of the Reinsurance Executive Team and oversees AXIS Re’s North America treaty reinsurance business, which includes the U.S. and Canadian Markets. Prior to joining AXIS Re, Mr. Busti spent 22 years at Swiss Re in a variety of roles from underwriting to sales management. Before joining AXIS Re, he had served as Managing Director and Client Executive, responsible for Swiss Re’s U.S. Global business.

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Jay Hamilton

Global Head of Accident and Health Insurance

James “Jay” Hamilton is Global Head of Accident and Health Insurance, a role he has held since August 2018. He initially joined AXIS in March 2010 as Chief Executive Officer of A&H Insurance for North America. Mr. Hamilton built the Company’s A&H insurance proposition from the ground up, using both traditional and emerging InsurTech-enabled distribution channels. Before AXIS, Mr. Hamilton was a Senior Vice President at Chubb (1999–2010) and led its North American Accident, Benefits and Life division. Prior to that, he held increasingly senior roles at CNA Insurance (1989–1999), culminating in his position as Vice President and leader of CNA Group Benefits.

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John Van Decker

Head of Global Financial Lines and U.S. Retail

John Van Decker is Head of Global Financial Lines and U.S. Retail for the Company’s Specialty Insurance business. Previously, he served as President North American Professional Lines and Global Professional Lines Practice Leader, managing teams throughout the U.S., London, Bermuda and Canada. Mr. Van Decker joined AXIS in December 2011 as Executive Vice President and Head of North American Professional Lines. He has more than 35 years of experience across Professional Lines, ranging from establishing new platforms to managing global business units. Prior to AXIS, he held senior positions at Catlin, CNA PRO, and AIG.

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Linda Ventresca

Head of Digital

Linda Ventresca is Head of Digital for AXIS Capital. Prior to that, Ms. Ventresca served as the Company’s Chief Strategy Officer (2018 – 2022) and as Chief Transformation Officer (2018), overseeing efforts to grow its leadership position and profitability. Ms. Ventresca joined the Company in 2003 as Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations. Prior to joining AXIS, she was an investment associate at MMC Capital, Inc., where she worked extensively with AXIS as a portfolio company of the Trident II fund. Previously, Ms. Ventresca had been a member of the Financial Institutions Investment Banking Groups at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and UBS Securities, LLC. She holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BSE in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Michael Silas

Head of Global Credit, AXIS Re

Based in London, Michael Silas is Head of Global Credit for AXIS Re. Prior to his current role, Mr. Silas served as an Executive Vice President and Head of Capital Risk Solutions for AXIS Insurance from 2017 until 2022. Mr. Silas led the Company’s proposition for commercial banks, multilateral agencies, and export credit agencies, with a focus on loan non-payment coverage of project finance, aircraft finance and structured credit. Mr. Silas previously served as Senior Vice President, Credit and Political Risk – a role he rose to in 2012, after joining the Company as a Credit and Political Risk Underwriter in 2007. Prior to AXIS, Mr. Silas spent 13 years with Willis Towers Watson in New York, Singapore, London and Amsterdam, rising to Senior Vice President, specializing in Credit and Political Risk brokering for financial institutions. Mr. Silas holds a AB degree from Princeton University.

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Vincent C. Tizzio

President and CEO

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Peter Vogt

Chief Financial Officer

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Dan Draper

Group Chief Underwriting Officer

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Ann Haugh

CEO, AXIS Re

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Celeste Cook

Chief Operations Officer of Specialty Ins/Re

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Mark Gregory

Head of Global Markets

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Megan Watt

Head of Claims

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Mike McKenna

Head of North America

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Alistair Robson

Head of Global Markets Underwriting

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Carlton Maner

AXIS Wholesale CEO

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Dan Trueman

Global Head of Cyber and Technology

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Edward Ashby

Global Head of Insurance Distribution

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Jason Busti

President NA, AXIS Re

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Jay Hamilton

Global Head of A&H Insurance

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John Van Decker

Head of Global Financial Lines and U.S. Retail

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Linda Ventresca

Head of Digital

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Michael Silas

Head of Global Credit, AXIS Re