Global reinsurance business Ariel Re has announced several promotions across its Bermuda and London offices, reinforcing its “academy firm” approach as it continues to position itself as a place where re/insurance professionals can learn, grow, and build their careers.
According to Ariel Re, this year’s promotions cover a range of roles and departments.
Namely, in Actuarial, Jack Strong has been promoted to Deputy Head of Capital Modelling and Will Ross to Senior Actuarial Analyst.
In Analytics and Technology, Kristy Schwaegerl has been promoted to SVP, Head of Infrastructure Services, and Simon Wray to SVP, Head of Application Services.
Meanwhile, Neil Pohlman has been promoted to VP, Head of Portfolio Planning, Roman Sklyar to VP, Technical Lead, and Brian Darling to VP, Head of Portfolio Management.
Valentina Putrino has also been promoted to Senior Analyst, Catastrophe Analytics, and Rahul Choudhry to Senior Software Developer.
At the same time, in Capital and Risk, Andy Kerr has been promoted to SVP, Capital, and Alan Pittendrigh to VP, PMO and Risk.
In Finance and Operations, Grace Sousa has been promoted to SVP, Head of Operations, Neil Figureido and Tiago Ferreira to Reinsurance Analyst, and Rhys Callely to Senior Syndicate Accountant.
Finally, in Underwriting, Giovanni Maccioni has been promoted to SVP, Underwriter, Carolina Medeiros to Underwriter, and Louise Andrews and Megan Zimmerer to Assistant Underwriter.
As previously announced, Sarah Morgan has been promoted from SVP, Property Underwriting, to Head of Property.
Ryan Mather, Chief Executive Officer of Ariel Re, commented, “These promotions demonstrate Ariel Re’s approach to nurturing talent within the business. As part of our ‘academy firm’ approach, it is vital we continue to invest in our people, recognise performance, and support the development of our colleagues across the organisation.
“We want to thank each of these individuals for their contributions to the success of Ariel Re and congratulate them on their promotions.”
