AXIS Names Linda Ventresca Chief Strategy Officer
August 21 2018 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Ventresca Will Guide Development of Company’s
Strategic Priorities While Continuing to Lead its Enterprise-Wide
Transformation Program
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited ("AXIS Capital") (NYSE:AXS), today
announced that Linda Ventresca has been appointed to the newly
created position of Chief Strategy Officer. Reporting directly to
President and CEO Albert Benchimol, Ms. Ventresca will be
responsible for guiding the development of the Company’s strategic
priorities and for driving the delivery of those priorities across
the organization. She will continue to serve on the Company’s
Executive Committee.
Ms. Ventresca, who previously served as Chief Transformation
Officer, will continue to lead the Company’s enterprise-wide
transformation program, positioning AXIS to capitalize on the
changes reshaping the insurance marketplace. Additionally, AXIS’
Corporate Development and Corporate Communications teams will
continue to report in to her.
“Linda is a respected leader, trusted advisor and the perfect
person to serve as our first Chief Strategy Officer. She’s been
with AXIS since nearly the beginning and has an expansive
understanding of our business and the forces that our transforming
the insurance industry,” said Mr. Benchimol. “In addition to
working with me to help shape our corporate strategy, Linda will
serve as a partner to our Insurance and Reinsurance businesses and
will help ensure there is direct alignment between our corporate
strategies and the individual strategies that are being driven
within our segments.”
During her more than 15 years at AXIS, Ms. Ventresca has held
numerous leadership roles within the organization, including Head
of Corporate Development and Head of Investor Relations. Prior to
joining AXIS, Ms. Ventresca was an investment associate at MMC
Capital Inc., where she worked extensively with AXIS as a portfolio
company of the Trident II fund. Previously, she had been a member
of the Financial Institutions Investment Banking Groups at
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, and UBS Securities LLC. Ms.
Ventresca holds an M.B.A. from Columbia Business School and a
B.S.E. in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
About AXIS Capital
AXIS Capital, through its operating subsidiaries, is a global
provider of specialty lines insurance and treaty reinsurance with
shareholders’ equity at June 30, 2018, of $5.3 billion and
locations in Bermuda, the United States, Europe, Singapore, Middle
East, Canada and Latin America. Its operating subsidiaries have
been assigned a rating of "A+" ("Strong") by Standard & Poor's
and "A+" ("Superior") by A.M. Best. For more information about AXIS
Capital, visit our website at www.axiscapital.com.
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