People: Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (FFH.TO)

FFH.TO on Toronto Stock Exchange

374.15CAD
9 Feb 2010
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Watsa, Vivan Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
Taylor, Greg 2005 Chief Financial Officer, Vice President
Martin, Bradley 49 2006 Chief Operating Officer, Vice President, Corporate Secretary
Schokking, Ronald 2006 Vice President, Treasurer
Ambridge, Trevor 2006 Vice President
Cloutier, Jean 45 2001 Vice President, Chief Actuary
Salsberg, Eric Vice President - Corporate Affairs
Williamson, M. Jane 2001 Vice President
Rivett, Paul 41 2007 Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
Clarke, Peter 2007 Vice President, Chief Risk Officer
Bonham, David 2006 Vice President - Financial Reporting
Griffiths, Anthony 2002 Lead Director
Sweitzer, Brandon 66 2004 Director
Johnston, David 68 2007 Director
Horn, Alan 57 2008 Director
Gunn, Robert 63 2007 Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Watsa, Vivan Mr. Watsa has been the Chairman of Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited since 1985. He has served as Vice President of Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd. since 1985. Mr. Watsa is the Chairman of Northbridge Financial Corporation (“Northbridge”), Crum & Forster Holdings Corp. (“Crum & Forster”) and Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. (“OdysseyRe”), all of which are subsidiaries. Mr. Watsa is also a director of ICICI Bank Ltd. Mr. Watsa formerly served as Vice President of GW Asset Management from 1983 to 1984 and in various positions, ultimately as a Vice President, with Confederation Life Investment Counsel from 1974 to 1983. Mr. Watsa is a resident of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Taylor, Greg Mr. Greg Taylor, has been with Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Since May 2005. Prior thereto, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary, Northbridge Financial Corporation and Vice President, Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd.
Martin, Bradley Mr. Bradley P. Martin has been the Vice President, Corporate Secretary and (since November 2006) Chief Operating Officer of Fairfax Financial Holdings.
Schokking, Ronald Mr. Ronald Schokking, has been with Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited as Vice President and Treasurer since February 2006 , Prior thereto, Vice President, Finance
Ambridge, Trevor Mr. Trevor J. Ambridge serves as Vice President of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. He is Chief Financial Officer of Advent Capital (Holdings) PLC. Prior to May 2005, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Cloutier, Jean Mr. Jean Cloutier has been Vice President and Chief Actuary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. since March 1999, and Chief Actuary since April 2001; Prior thereto, Vice President, Actuarial Services, Lombard Canada Ltd.
Salsberg, Eric Mr. Eric P. Salsberg has been with Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited as Vice President, Corporate Affairs.
Williamson, M. Jane Ms. M. Jane Williamson has been with Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited as Vice President since June 2001; Prior thereto, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Toronto.
Rivett, Paul Mr. Paul Rivett has been with Fairfax Financial Holdings Since April 2004, Vice President and (since January 2007) Chief Legal Officer. He is Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Hamblin Watsa Investment Counsel Ltd. Prior thereto, was Attorney, Shearman & Sterling LLP.
Clarke, Peter Mr. Peter Clarke has been Vice President & Chief Risk Officer of Fairfax Financial since October 2004 and (since January 2007) Chief Risk Officer of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. Prior thereto he was Actuarial Analyst at Fairfax.
Bonham, David Mr. David Bonham serves as Vice President - Financial Reporting of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. Prior thereto, he was Financial Analyst. Prior thereto, was Senior Manager, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Griffiths, Anthony Mr. Anthony Griffiths is a member of Board of Directors and Lead Director of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. Mr. Griffiths is currently an independent business consultant and corporate director. He is a director of Northbridge, Crum & Forster and OdysseyRe. He is also the Chairman of Russel Metals Inc. and Novadaq Technologies Inc. and a director of Vitran Corporation Inc., PreMD Inc. and Jaguar Mining Inc. Mr. Griffiths serves on the Audit Committees of Northbridge, Crum & Forster, OdysseyRe, Novadaq, Jaguar and PreMD. Mr. Griffiths was the Chairman of Mitel Corporation, a telecommunications company, from 1987 to 1993, and from 1991 to 1993 assumed the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer in addition to that of Chairman. Mr. Griffiths is a member of Audit Committee, the Chair of Compensation and Governance and Nominating Committees, and is a resident of Toronto, Canada.
Sweitzer, Brandon Mr. Brandon Sweitzer is a member of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited's Board of Directors. Mr. Sweitzer is a Senior Fellow of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. He is a director of subsidiaries OdysseyRe, Falcon Insurance Company and First Capital Insurance Limited, the Chair of the Audit Committee of OdysseyRe and a member of OdysseyRe’s Compensation Committee. He also serves on the Board of the St. John’s University School of Risk Management. Mr. Sweitzer became Chief Financial Officer of Marsh Inc. in 1981, and was its President from 1999 through 2000. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Sweitzer served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Guy Carpenter & Company. Mr. Sweitzer is a member of Compensation and Governance and Nominating Committees, and is a resident of New Canaan, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Johnston, David Mr. David L. Johnston is a member of Board of Directors of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. Since July 1999, Mr. Johnston has served as President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Waterloo, where he is also a Professor specializing in Securities Regulation, Corporation Law, Public Policy and Information Technology Law. Mr. Johnston was the Principal and Vice- Chancellor of McGill University from 1979 to 1994, and was a Professor in the Faculty of Law at McGill University from 1994 to 1999. Mr. Johnston is a director of Masco Corp., CGI Group Inc. and ARISE Technologies Corporation. Mr. Johnston is a member of Governance and Nominating Committee, and is a resident of St. Clements, Ontario, Canada.
Horn, Alan Mr. Alan Horn is a member of Board of Directors of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. Mr. Horn is currently Acting Chief Executive Officer of Rogers Communications Inc. and has been Chairman of Rogers Communications Inc. and President and Chief Executive Officer of Rogers Telecommunications Limited since March 2006. Mr. Horn served as Vice-President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Rogers Communications Inc. from 1996 to 2006 and was President and Chief Operating Officer of Rogers Telecommunications Limited from 1990 to 1996. Mr. Horn is the Chair of Audit Committee and a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees of Crum & Forster Holdings Corp. Mr. Horn is a Chartered Accountant and a director of March Networks Corporation and CCL Industries Inc., and is a resident of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Gunn, Robert Mr. Robert Gunn is a member of Board of Directors of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited. Mr. Gunn is currently an independent business consultant and corporate director. Since 2004 Mr. Gunn has been the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and a member of the Audit Committee of Northbridge. Mr. Gunn is also a director and a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees of Crum & Forster. Mr. Gunn previously served as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Royal & SunAlliance plc, a diversified insurance company in London, England, from 2002 to 2003 and 2001 to 2002, respectively. He also served as Group Director, Americas, of Royal & SunAlliance from 1998-2001. From 1990 to 2001, Mr. Gunn held the positions of President and Chief Executive Officer at Royal & SunAlliance Canada. Mr. Gunn is currently a director and member of the Audit Committees of BCX Split Corp., Energy Split Corp. Inc. and Energy Split Corp. II Inc. Mr. Gunn is a member of Audit and Compensation Committees, and is a resident of Toronto, Canada.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Watsa, Vivan 620,000
Taylor, Greg 1,480,140
Martin, Bradley 1,379,270
Schokking, Ronald 877,898
Ambridge, Trevor 865,455
Cloutier, Jean 1,052,000
Salsberg, Eric 1,189,590
Williamson, M. Jane --
Rivett, Paul 2,112,550
Clarke, Peter --
Bonham, David --
Griffiths, Anthony --
Sweitzer, Brandon --
Johnston, David --
Horn, Alan --
Gunn, Robert --
As Of 30 Dec 2008

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