John Gressier has been Deputy Chairman of AXIS Insurance since January 2005 and Chief Executive Officer of AXIS Global Insurance since April 2002. He is also Chairman of the Board of our subsidiary, AXIS Specialty Europe Limited, a director of our subsidiary, AXIS Specialty Holdings Ireland Limited and Executive Vice President of our subsidiary, AXIS Specialty Limited. Mr. Gressier has over 18 years of experience in the insurance industry. He served as an underwriter at Charman Underwriting Agencies from 1989 until ACE Limited acquired Charman in 1998. Mr. Gressier then served as Deputy Underwriter of Syndicates 488/2488, Director of ACE Global Markets Underwriting Limited and Director of Marine and Specialty Lines for Syndicate 2488. He also was a member of ACE Global Markets Executive Underwriting Committee. In February 2001, Mr. Gressier was appointed Joint Active Underwriter of Syndicate 2488 and director of the ACE Agency Board, where he served until joining us in 2002 |