AXIS Capital Holdings Limited has announced the appointment of Kent Ziegler to the newly created position of Global Corporate Controller.
Ziegler joins AXIS from Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and was responsible for the management of the finance team globally.
As Global Corporate Controller, Ziegler will now be tasked with leading the company’s Group Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis and Finance Business Partnering Teams, and will also serve as AXIS Capital’s Principal Accounting Officer.
His responsibilities will include oversight of SEC and other external reporting, as well as accounting policy, corporate financial planning, and delivering insights and analysis to the company’s business segments.
Ziegler will report directly to Peter Vogt, AXIS Capital’s CFO, who commented: “Kent brings great leadership and experience to our team, having served in senior-level roles at respected insurance companies and financial service organizations.”
“His contributions will be integral in helping the Finance department continue to increase the value that we deliver to the Company, as well as to our business units as a strategic partner,” Vogt added.
Before joining Allied World in 2013, Ziegler was Senior Vice President and CFO of Retail Real Estate for JPMorgan Chase & Company and also served as Senior Vice President and CFO of its Business Banking Division.
Prior to this, he held various senior roles in the property and casualty (P&C) re/insurance industry and has experience working across reinsurance, operations, IT, internal audit and finance.
