Bermuda-headquartered Aspen Insurance Holdings has announced the appointment of Emil Issavi as President and Chief Underwriting Officer of Aspen Re, effective immediately.
Issavi succeeds Thomas Lillelund and brings over 20 years’ experience to the role, including 12 at Aspen.
“We are delighted to name Emil as our new leader for Aspen Re,” said Chris O’Kane, Aspen’s Group Chief Executive Officer.
“As a highly-respected leader, Emil’s appointment will provide continuity and is testament to the significant strength-in-depth that we have across our leadership team at Aspen.”
Lillelund is expected to remain at his position for a period to ensure a smooth transition.
“I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Thomas Lillelund for his significant contribution to Aspen Re over the last 10 years, most recently as Chief Executive Officer of Aspen Re and before that as Managing Director of our Asia Pacific business,” added O’Kane. “We wish him every success in the future.”
Commenting on his appointment, Issavi said, “I am honoured to have been appointed to lead Aspen Re.”
“The business is a highly respected player in our chosen markets, we have an outstanding team of people and we are well positioned to sustain the long-standing success of the business moving forward.”
