People: Validus Holdings Ltd (VR)


VR on New York Consolidated

36.17USD
19 Jun 2013
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position

Edward Noonan

 54 2005 Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer

Jeffrey Sangster

 40 2013 Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President

C. N. Rupert Atkin

 54 2007 Chief Executive Officer of the Talbot Group

Jonathan Ritz

 45 2012 Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President

Romel Salam

 2013 Executive Vice President, Group Chief Risk Officer

Robert Kuzloski

 49 2012 Executive Vice President, General Counsel

Kean Driscoll

 39 2012 Executive Vice President; Chief Executive Officer of Validus Reinsurance, Ltd.

Andrew Kudera

 53 2011 Executive Vice President, Chief Actuary

Lixin Zeng

 44 2012 Executive Vice President; Chief Executive Officer of AlphaCat Managers, Ltd. and Validus Research Inc.

John Hendrickson

 52 2013 Director - Strategy, Risk Management and Corporate Development, Director

Joseph Consolino

 46 2013 Director

Jeffrey Greenberg

 62 2005 Director

Therese Vaughan

 53 2013 Director

Christopher Watson

 62 2005 Director

Mahmoud Abdallah

 64 2012 Independent Director

Michael Carpenter

 63 2012 Independent Director

Matthew Grayson

 51 2005 Independent Director

Jean-Marie Nessi

 63 2005 Independent Director

Mandakini Puri

 53 2005 Independent Director

Alok Singh

 59 2005 Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description

Edward Noonan

 Mr. Edward Joseph Noonan is Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer of Validus Holdings Ltd., since October 2005. Mr. Noonan has over 30 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry, serving most recently as the acting chief executive officer of United America Indemnity Ltd. (Nasdaq: INDM) from February 2005 through October 2005 and as a member of the board of directors from December 2003 to May 2007. Mr. Noonan currently serves as a director of Central Mutual Insurance Company. Mr. Noonan served as president and chief executive officer of American Re-Insurance Company from 1997 to 2002, having joined American Re in 1983. Mr. Noonan also served as chairman of Inter-Ocean Reinsurance Holdings of Hamilton, Bermuda from 1997 to 2002. Prior to joining American Re, Mr. Noonan worked at Swiss Reinsurance from 1979 to 1983.

Jeffrey Sangster

 Mr. Jeffrey D. Sangster has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Validus Holdings, Ltd., effective February 16, 2013. Mr. Sangster has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company since May 2012. Mr. Sangster joined the Company in October 2006 and has served in various finance positions during that time, including Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer as well as Chief Financial Officer of Validus Reinsurance, Ltd. Mr. Sangster is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Bermuda and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Manitoba.

C. N. Rupert Atkin

 Mr. C. N. Rupert Atkin is Chief Executive Officer of the Talbot Group, a subsidiary Company of Validus Holdings, Ltd., since 2007. He began his career at the Alexander Howden Group in 1980 before moving to Catlin Underwriting Agencies in 1984. After six years at Catlin he left to join Talbot, then Venton Underwriting Ltd to start Syndicate 1183 as Active Underwriter. In November 2001, Mr. Atkin was made Director of Underwriting. Following the sale of Talbot to Validus in the summer of 2007 Mr. Atkin was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Talbot. Mr. Atkin has served or is still serving on a variety of market bodies including chairing the Lloyd's Underwriters' Association and Joint War Risk Committee and being a member of the Lloyd's Insurance Services Board, Lloyd's Regulatory Board, Lloyd's Professional Standards Committee and Lloyd's Charities Trust Committee. Mr. Atkin was appointed to the Council of Lloyd's in 2007 and appointed as the Chairman of the Lloyd's Market Association in 2012.

Jonathan Ritz

 Mr. Jonathan P. Ritz is Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President of Validus Holdings Ltd. Mr. Ritz has over 20 years of experience in the (re)insurance and brokerage industries. Most recently, Mr. Ritz served as Chief Operating Officer of IFG Companies-Burlington Insurance Group. Prior to IFG, Mr. Ritz served as Chief Operating Officer of the specialty lines division of ICAT Holdings LLC. From 2007 to 2008, Mr. Ritz was a Managing Director at Guy Carpenter and from 1997 to 2007 he held various positions with United America Insurance Group including Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of ceded reinsurance.

Romel Salam

 Mr. Romel Salam has been appointed as Executive Vice President, Group Chief Risk Officer of Validus Holdings, Ltd. effective April 2, 2013. Mr. Salam has nearly 25 years of industry experience, most recently serving as the Chief Actuary and Chief Risk Officer of Validus Reinsurance, Ltd. ("Validus Re"). Prior to joining Validus Re in 2010, Mr. Salam was a Senior Vice President at Transatlantic Reinsurance where he spent 20 years in positions of increasing responsibility. Mr. Salam is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society and Member of the American Academy of Actuaries.

Robert Kuzloski

 Mr. Robert F. Kuzloski is Executive Vice President, General Counsel of Validus Holdings, Ltd. He joined the company in January 2009 and served as Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Legal Officer of the Company until August of 2012 when he was appointed Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Company. Prior to joining the Company in January of 2009, Mr. Kuzloski served as Senior Vice President and Assistant General Counsel of XL Capital Ltd. Prior to that, Mr. Kuzloski worked as an attorney at the law firm of Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP where he specialized in general corporate and securities law, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance.

Kean Driscoll

 Mr. Kean D. Driscoll is Executive Vice President of Validus Holdings Ltd., and Chief Executive Officer of Validus Reinsurance, Ltd., the reinsurance segment for the Validus Group. He was a founding member of the Company, and previously served as Chief Underwriting Officer. Mr. Driscoll has 17 years of experience as a reinsurance underwriter, and was previously with Quanta Re, and Zurich Re N.A. (Converium). Mr. Driscoll holds a B.A. in Literature from Colgate University, and an M.B.A. from Columbia University, where he graduated with Honors.

Andrew Kudera

 Mr. Andrew E. Kudera is Executive Vice President, Chief Actuary of Validus Holdings, Ltd. He has served as Chief Actuary of the Company since January 2010. Previously, Mr. Kudera operated an independent actuarial consulting firm which served as corporate actuary and loss reserve specialist for Validus Re from its inception through to the end of 2008. Prior to establishing his own consulting firm, Mr. Kudera was the Chief Reserving Actuary for Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd. Mr. Kudera has over 30 years of actuarial and financial management experience in the insurance industry, primarily in a consulting capacity. Mr. Kudera is a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society, a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries, an Associate of the Society of Actuaries, and a Fellow of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries.

Lixin Zeng

 Mr. Lixin Zeng, Ph.D., CFA is Executive Vice President of Validus Holdings, Ltd., and Chief Executive Officer of AlphaCat Managers, Ltd. and Validus Research Inc. He serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of AlphaCat Managers, Ltd. and has played a key role in AlphaCat since its formation in 2008. Prior to this role, he was Executive Risk Officer of Validus Reinsurance, Ltd., responsible for developing and executing the catastrophe risk strategy of the entire Validus Group. Mr. Zeng was one of the original eight employees at the founding of the Company in 2005. His prior positions include: Chief Catastrophe Risk Officer at the ACE Group from 2004 to 2005, Head of Development at Willis Re Inc. from 2001 to 2004, Analyst at EW Blanch Co. from 1998 to 2001 and Research Scientist at Arkwright Mutual Insurance Co from 1996 to 1998. Mr. Zeng has experience in insurance portfolio optimization and risk management and has published multiple articles in professional journals on related topics. He has a Ph.D. in atmospheric sciences from the University of Washington where he graduated in 1996. He received a B.S. in Meteorology from Beijing University, graduating in 1990 and is a CFA charterholder.

John Hendrickson

 Mr. John Joseph Hendrickson is Director - Strategy, Risk Management and Corporate Development, Director of Validus Holdings, Ltd. Prior to this, Mr. Hendrickson was the Founder and Managing Partner of SFRi LLC, an independent investment and advisory firm (formed in 2004) specializing in the insurance industry. From 1995 to 2004, Mr. Hendrickson held various positions with Swiss Re, including as Member of the Executive Board, Head of Capital Partners (Swiss Re's Merchant Banking Division), and Managing Partner of Securitas Capital. From 1985 to 1995, Mr. Hendrickson was with Smith Barney, the U.S. investment banking firm. Mr. Hendrickson has served as a director for several insurance and financial services companies, and, in addition to the Company, currently serves on the board of Conning Holdings Corp (until April 2013).

Joseph Consolino

 Mr. Joseph E. Consolino is Director of Validus Holdings Ltd., since October 31, 2012. Before joining the Board of Directors he served as the President of the Company, since November 15, 2010, and as the Company's Chief Financial Officer from March 2006 to February 15, 2013. Mr. Consolino has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of American Financial Group, Inc. ("AFG") since February 17, 2013 and as a Director of AFG since December 2012. Mr. Consolino has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and prior to joining Validus as a founding member of management served as a managing director in Merrill Lynch's Financial Institutions Group specializing in insurance company advisory and financing transactions. Mr. Consolino also serves as Chairman of the Board of National Interstate Corporation, a property and casualty company based in Ohio and a Director of AmWINS Group, Inc., a wholesale insurance broker based in North Carolina.

Jeffrey Greenberg

 Mr. Jeffrey W. Greenberg is Director of Validus Holdings, Ltd., since October 2005. He also serves as the managing principal of Aquiline, which he founded in 2005. Mr. Greenberg served as chairman and chief executive officer of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. from 2000 to 2004. From 1996 to 2004, Mr. Greenberg was the chairman of MMC Capital, the manager of the Trident Funds. He previously served as a director of Ace, Inc. Mr. Greenberg has also previously served as a senior executive of AIG, where he was employed from 1978 to 1995. Mr. Greenberg is also Chairman of Conning Holdings Inc.

Therese Vaughan

 Dr. Therese M. Vaughan is Director of Validus Holdings, Ltd. Dr. Vaughan served as Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners from 2009 to 2012 where she oversaw operations and navigated the company through a period of financial regulatory reform. Previously, Dr. Vaughan served as the Iowa Insurance Commissioner and is a past NAIC President. She has also held academic positions, including the Robb B. Kelley Distinguished Professor of Insurance and Actuarial Science at Drake University, and co-authored two college textbooks on insurance. Dr. Vaughan earned a Ph.D. in risk and insurance at the University of Pennsylvania and a B.B.A. in insurance and economics at the University of Iowa. She is a CPCU, an Associate of the Society of Actuaries, an Associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society, and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries. She also serves on the Board of Verisk Analytics (NASDAQ: VRSK), a provider of risk-assessment services and decision analytics.

Christopher Watson

 Mr. Christopher E. Watson is Director of Validus Holdings, Ltd., since October 2005. He also serves as a senior principal of Aquiline, which he joined in 2006. Mr. Watson has more than 35 years of experience in the financial services industry. From 1987 to 2004, Mr. Watson served in a variety of executive roles within the property & casualty insurance businesses of Citigroup and its predecessor entities. From 1990 to 2004, Mr. Watson was president and chief executive officer of Gulf Insurance Group, one of the surplus lines insurance companies in the world. Mr. Watson served as a senior executive of AIG from 1974 to 1987. Mr. Watson is also a director of Group Ark Insurance Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based underwriter of insurance and reinsurance risks in the Lloyd's market, and Tiger Risk Partners LLC.

Mahmoud Abdallah

 Mr. Mahmoud Abdallah is Independent Director of Validus Holdings, Ltd., since May 2, 2012. Mr. Abdallah currently serves as Managing Partner of MMA Global Investments LLC, an investment and advisory firm, a position he had held since August 2012. Mr. Abdallah also serves as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of MISR Insurance Holding Company (MIHC), Cairo Egypt a position he has held since 2006. Mr. Abdallah has over 30 years of experience in the insurance industry. His experience includes International Reinsurance, Direct Insurance Broking, Mergers and Acquisitions Consulting, Private-Public Globalization Initiatives, and Privatization of Government owned Insurance Operations. He has also twice served as Chairman of the International Insurance Council and currently is a member of the National Council for Arts and Sciences at George Washington University. Mr. Abdallah is also a Board member of Egypt Air, HSBC Egypt and the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

Michael Carpenter

 Mr. Michael E. A. Carpenter is Independent Director of Validus Holdings, Ltd. He joined Talbot in June 2001 as its Chief Executive Officer. Following the sale of Talbot to the Company in the summer of 2007, Mr. Carpenter was appointed as Chairman of Talbot. Prior to joining Talbot in 2001, Mr. Carpenter served as finance director and managing director of Limit plc, the UK listed Lloyd's group now part of QBE, from 1993 to 2000. Mr. Carpenter also serves as a Non-executive Director of Conning Asset Management Ltd. a position he has held since April 2010. Mr. Carpenter is a graduate of Cambridge University, a Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (FCA).

Matthew Grayson

 Mr. Matthew J. Grayson is Independent Director of Validus Holdings, Ltd., since its formation in October 2005. Since January of 2011, Mr. Grayson has served as a principal of Welder Asset Management, LLC, an oil and gas asset management firm based in San Antonio, Texas. From 2006 through 2010, Mr. Grayson served as a senior principal of Aquiline. Mr. Grayson has 28 years' experience in the financial services industry. In 1998, following a career in investment banking, corporate finance and capital markets, Mr. Grayson co-founded Venturion Capital, a private equity firm that specialized in global financial services companies. In 2005, Venturion Capital's professionals joined with Jeffrey W. Greenberg, along with others, to form Aquiline. Mr. Grayson serves on the board of Structured Credit Holdings Plc. In 2007, Structured Credit Holdings completed a scheme of arrangement in the Irish High Court with its creditors.

Jean-Marie Nessi

 Mr. Jean-Marie M. Nessi is Independent Director of Validus Holdings, Ltd., since October 2005. He has 36 years of experience in the reinsurance industry. He has also served as a director of Matmut Enterprises since 2007. Mr. Nessi also has served as the head of Aon Global Risk Consulting at Aon France from October 2008 to January 2009. Mr. Nessi served as Chairman and CEO of NessPa Holding from January 2006 to September 2008 and as the head of the property and casualty business unit for PartnerRe Global, a subsidiary of PartnerRe SA, from February 2003 to February 2006. He was appointed Chairman of PartnerRe SA in June of 2003. Prior to PartnerRe, Mr. Nessi led AXA Corporate Solutions, the successor company to AXA Ré and AXA Global Risk.

Mandakini Puri

 Ms. Mandakini Puri is Independent Director of Validus Holdings, Ltd., since October 2005. Ms. Puri has served as a Managing Director of BlackRock Global Private Equity since May 2011. She also served as a consultant to Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity ("MLGPE") from 2009 until December 2010. From 1994 through 2009, Ms. Puri served as a senior vice president with MLGPE, where she was the Chief Investment Officer. Ms. Puri had been part of Merrill Lynch's private equity business since 1994, prior to which she was a Director in the High Yield Finance & Restructuring Group at Merrill. Ms. Puri joined Merrill Lynch in 1986. Mr. Puri was a member of the board of directors of PSi Technologies Holdings, Inc. until December 2010.

Alok Singh

 Mr. Alok Singh is Independent Director of Validus Holdings, Ltd., since October 2005. He also serves as a Managing Director of New Mountain Capital, a private equity investment firm based in New York which manages over $7 billion of equity capital. Prior to joining New Mountain Capital in 2002, Mr. Singh served as a Partner and Managing Director of Bankers Trust from 1978 to 2001. In 2001 he established the Corporate Financial Advisory Group for the Americas for Barclays Capital, and led the group until 2002. Mr. Singh is chairman of Overland Solutions, Inc. and JDA Software, Inc, lead director of Camber Corporation, Ikaria Holdings, Inc., Stroz Friedberg LLC and AmWINS Group, Inc. and director of EverBank Financial Corp.

Insider Trading

Name Shares Traded Price

MERCER STUART W

 16,997 $0.00

DRISCOLL KEAN

 10,953 $0.00

MERCER STUART W

 4,739 $0.00

ATKIN C N RUPERT

 11,916 $0.00

CARPENTER MICHAEL E A

 692 $0.00

KUZLOSKI ROBERT F

 55,941 $0.00

DRISCOLL KEAN

 67,848 $0.00

ATKIN C N RUPERT

 74,096 $0.00

SALAM ROMEL

 41,263 $0.00

SANGSTER JEFFREY

 56,771 $0.00

KUDERA ANDREW E

 10,108 $0.00

RITZ JONATHAN PETER

 51,233 $0.00

NOONAN EDWARD J

 98,899 $0.00

RITZ JONATHAN PETER

 6,631 $0.00

SALAM ROMEL

 4,918 $0.00

RITZ JONATHAN PETER

 4,739 $0.00

ATKIN C N RUPERT

 5,923 $0.00

NOONAN EDWARD J

 9,872 $0.00

HENDRICKSON JOHN J

 63,694 $0.00

ATKIN C N RUPERT

 14,301 $0.00

GREENBERG JEFFREY W

 738,185 $38.00

GREENBERG JEFFREY W

 411,815 $38.00

GREENBERG JEFFREY W

 3,664 $38.37

GREENBERG JEFFREY W

 51,671 $38.34

GREENBERG JEFFREY W

 2,044 $38.37
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