Board of Directors

Sir Graham Hearne Chairman  
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Sir Graham Hearne was appointed Chairman of Catlin in February 2003. He was Chairman of Enterprise Oil plc from 1991 until 2002, having joined as Chief Executive in 1984. He practised as a lawyer at Pinsent & Co, Herbert Smith & Co and Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson in New York. He served with the Industrial Reorganisation Corporation before joining NM Rothschild & Sons Ltd., where he remains a Non-Executive Director. He has also served as Finance Director of Courtaulds Limited, Chief Executive of Tricentrol plc and Group Managing Director of Carless, Capel & Leonard plc. He is currently Non-Executive Chairman of Braemar Seascope Group plc and Deputy Chairman of Gallaher Group plc. He was High Sheriff of Greater London in 1995 and 1996.

He is chairman of the Nomination Committee.

 
Stephen Catlin Chief Executive  
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stephen.catlin@catlin.com

Stephen Catlin began his insurance career in 1973 joining BL Evens & Others on Syndicate 264 at Lloyd's. In 1982 he became deputy underwriter, specialising in the excess of loss and energy accounts where he was supported as a market leader. He founded Catlin Underwriting Agencies Limited in 1984 and was the active underwriter of Syndicate 1003 and later Syndicate 2003 until May 2003. From September 1996 to January 2002, he was the Lloyd's nominated Director of Equitas Holdings Limited. He served as Chairman of the Lloyd's Market Association, the trade association representing the interests of Lloyd's underwriters and underwriting agents, from May 2000 until January 2003. He was a member of the Council of Lloyd's from 2002 to 2004 and a member of the Lloyd's Franchise Board from January 2003 until December 2006.

 
Benjamin Meuli Chief Financial Officer  
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Benjamin Meuli joined the Catlin Board in July 2009 and was appointed Chief Financial Officer in September 2009. He had previously served as Chief Investment Officer and a member of the Executive Board of Swiss Re from 2004 to 2008. From 1998 to 2004 he served as a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley with primary responsibility for asset and liability management issues linked to large multinational insurance groups, including all areas of investment banking, fixed income, equities and real estate. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley he had a 20-year career with JP Morgan, where he served as a Managing Director, in charge of European Debt Capital Markets and the European Financial Institutions Group. He also served as Chief Executive of JP Morgan Life Assurance Ltd.

 
Guy Beringer Non-Executive Director  

Guy Beringer served as senior partner of Allen & Overy, the international law firm, from 2000 until his retirement in 2008. As senior partner he chaired the firm’s Partnership Board and was responsible for strategic development. He joined Allen & Overy in 1978 and also served as managing partner of the corporate department. He is a non-executive director of Fleming Family & Partners Ltd and London Irish Holdings Limited and a non-executive board member of HM Court Service. He was appointed a Queen’s Counsel (honoris causa) in 2006 for his contributions to pro bono and legal services. He is also a member of the Compensation Committee.

 
Alan Bossin Non-Executive Director  

Alan Bossin was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Catlin in March 2004. He is also counsel to Appleby Spurling Hunter, Barristers & Attorneys, of Hamilton, Bermuda, which he joined in 1999. He was previously at the Toronto insurance law firm of Blaney McMurty. He commenced his legal career with the Toronto firm of Gilbert, Wright & Flaherty, practising insurance defence litigation. In 1983, he joined the Insurance Bureau of Canada as counsel. From 1987 to 1997, he was Senior Vice President and Canadian General Counsel with the global insurance broker Johnson & Higgins. He is a graduate of the University of Windsor and was admitted to the Bar of Ontario in 1980 and the Bar of Bermuda in 1999.

 
Michael Crall Non-Executive Director  

Michael Crall was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Catlin in October 2003. He was previously Chief Executive of Equitas Holdings Limited and continues to be a Non-Executive Director of that company. Before being selected as Equitas' first Chief Executive, Michael Crall was President and Chief Executive Officer of Argonaut Insurance Company, a US insurer specialising in casualty classes of business. He began his insurance career with Insurance Company of North America, later CIGNA Corporation, where he held a number of executive posts in the US, Paris and Brussels. He is also Non-Executive Chairman of Arrowpoint Capital Corp. in the US.

He is chairman of the Investment Committee and a member of the Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee.

 
Jean Claude Damerval Non-Executive Director  

Jean Claude Damerval was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Catlin in July 2005. He has owned his own corporate finance consulting practice focusing on the international insurance industry since 1994. From 1990-1994, Mr. Damerval served as Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of International Operations for AXA Group and from 1988 to 1990 served as AXA's Group Controller. Mr. Damerval has 34 years of experience in the insurance and finance business. Mr. Damerval is a graduate of the Institut D'Etudes Politiques and is a graduate of the Association of International Bond Dealers in Montreux, Switzerland.

He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee.

 
Kenneth Goldstein Non-Executive Director  

Kenneth Goldstein has held numerous senior positions in the US insurance industry over the past 30 years. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Underwriters Group until his retirement in 1999. He also was Executive Vice President of St Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company and President of Swett & Crawford Management Co., and he held various management positions at American International Group Inc. He previously was a Director of DirectFac Inc and was a member of the advisory board of American Wholesale Insurance Group.

He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Investment Committee.

 
Robert Gowdy Non-Executive Director  

Robert Gowdy was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director of Catlin in June 2009. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of CGU Insurance Group in the United States, from which he retired in 2001. He was the founder and Chief Executive Officer of American Sterling Insurance Company and also served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Industrial Indemnity Company. He is a past-Chairman of the American Insurance Association. He is a member of the Casualty Actuarial Society and the American Academy of Actuaries. He is a Non-Executive Director of Ivans Inc. and Patriot Insurance Company.

He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Investment Committee.

 
Michael Harper Non-Executive Director  

Michael Harper was appointed Senior Independent Non-Executive Director of Catlin in July 2005. He was previously chief executive of Kidde plc and held senior management positions at both Kidde and with Vickers plc. He is Chairman of The Vitec Group plc and is a Non-Executive Director of Umeco plc, Ricardo plc and BBA Group plc. He is a graduate of King's College London and has a master of science degree from Imperial College, London.

He is chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Nomination Committee.

 
Nicholas Lyons Non-Executive Director  

Nicholas Lyons joined the Catlin Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director in August 2008. He was formerly a managing director of Lehman Brothers in London, where he headed the European Financial Institutions Group. Prior to joining Lehman Brothers, he had held executive positions at JP Morgan & Co and Salomon Brothers in London. He currently serves as non-executive chairman of Miller Insurance Services Limited, a leading international specialist insurance and reinsurance broker based in London.

He is member of the Audit Committee, the Investment Committee and the Nomination Committee.