James F. Dowd is the Vice Chairman of our board of directors. Mr. Dowd has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Fairfax Inc., and Chairman of FFHL Group Ltd., each a holding company subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, since January 1998. Mr. Dowd has served as the Chairman of Lindsey Morden Group Inc., a publicly traded affiliate of OdysseyRe, since December 2001. Mr. Dowd has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fairfax Asia Limited since 2002. Mr. Dowd served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Odyssey Reinsurance Corporation (now known as Clearwater Insurance Company) from July 1996 to December 1997, and as President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from August 1995 to September 1996. Mr. Dowd served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Willis Faber North America, Inc. from February 1993 to May 1995. He also served in various executive positions including Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Skandia America Corporation and Skandia America Reinsurance Corporation from December 1971 to October 1992. Mr. Dowd has over 35 years of experience in the insurance business. Mr. Dowd is a resident of New Canaan, Connecticut.
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