The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), a specialty insurance and reinsurance group, has announced the appointment of David Woods as Ireland CEO, effective 1st July 2026.
Rob Kelly, TFP’s current Ireland CEO, will transition to the role of Group Director of Finance, further strengthening the group’s finance function. Meanwhile, Grahame Dawe, currently Group Financial Controller, will expand his focus on supporting Pine Walk’s growth in his role as UK CFO.
In December 2025, TFP transferred its primary European entity from Brussels to Dublin, making it the principal hub through which the business accesses the EU market.
In May 2026, Woods will relocate to Dublin. In his new role, he will oversee the continued growth and development of this key operational and strategic location, central to TFP’s European growth ambitions and broader investment strategy in Ireland.
Woods has been at TFP for almost a decade, serving first in Bermuda and then in London, and is currently Group Head of Portfolio and Exposure Management.
TFP also announced the appointment of Michelle Raine as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO) for its Irish entity.
In this role, Raine will work closely with incoming Pine Walk MGA platform CUO Peter Williams to build on the platform’s strong momentum.
She joined the company as a Senior D&F Property Underwriter in 2025, following more than 20 years at AXIS Capital.
Alongside these announcements, TFP also made two senior hires in London.
Marc MacGillivray will join as Chief Accounting Officer in May. MacGillivray has been with Aspen Insurance Group since 2017, most recently serving as Group Chief Accounting Officer. Prior to Aspen, he was Head of US GAAP & IFRS Reporting for AIG’s Europe division.
Marshall Viegas will join as Group Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) in June. He joins from AmTrust International, where he has served as Head of Data & Analytics since 2024. He brings more than two decades of experience across insurance, accounting, and auditing, including roles at EY.
Conor O’Riordan, Group Chief Financial Officer at TFP, said, “I am delighted to be welcoming David to the role of Ireland CEO, where his deep familiarity with TFP’s strategic ambitions over the last decade and his core involvement in the execution of TFP’s capital light risk allocation model will prove invaluable to our continued growth in Ireland and Europe.
“TFP’s Dublin office has rapidly expanded into both a key strategic hub for our European business and a home for some of Ireland’s leading underwriting, actuarial and data talent. David’s appointment reflects our commitment to building on this momentum and to the development of Dublin as a globally recognised European insurance hub. I would also like to thank Rob Kelly for his exceptional contribution to TFP’s growth in Ireland and look forward to collaborating closely with him in his Group Director of Finance role.”
Woods added, “I am hugely excited by the growth that TFP has achieved in Ireland since opening our office in 2018 and delighted to be taking on this leadership position in the region, especially having grown up and studied in Dublin. We see enormous potential for Dublin to develop its profile as a globally recognised European insurance hub and as a destination of choice for insurance capital, especially across specialty lines. With our exceptional local talent and group-wide reputation for underwriting leadership and innovation, TFP is perfectly positioned to help drive this development while also delivering on our own strategic ambitions.”
