AXIS Capital Promotes Conrad D. Brooks to General Counsel
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Brooks Succeeds Richard T. Gieryn Jr., Who Will Retire Following 14 Years at the
Company
PEMBROKE, Bermuda, Dec. 13, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AXIS Capital Holdings
Limited ("AXIS Capital") (NYSE:AXS) today announced that Conrad D. Brooks has
been promoted to General Counsel, effective Jan. 1, 2017. Mr. Brooks, who
advances from the position of Executive Vice President, Corporate General
Counsel, will report directly to Albert Benchimol, President and CEO of AXIS
Capital, and will be a member of the Company's Executive Committee. In his new
role, Mr. Brooks will have global oversight of legal, compliance and regulatory
operations across all AXIS offices.
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"Since joining AXIS a decade ago, Conrad has played a critical role in
developing standards of operations for our global compliance and legal practices
and, in doing so, has earned the respect and confidence of our Board of
Directors and of our management team," said Mr. Benchimol. "He brings to the
General Counsel position an extensive understanding of our business, as well as
deep expertise in the fields of corporate law, insurance regulation, compliance,
underwriting support and litigation as it applies to global insurance and
reinsurance. We are very proud to appoint him as a senior leader within our
organization."
Mr. Brooks' promotion follows the retirement of Richard T. Gieryn Jr., who had
served as AXIS Capital's General Counsel since April 2006. A valued member of
the Company's senior leadership team, Mr. Gieryn enjoyed a 35-year career in law
that included 14 years at AXIS.
"During his tenure at AXIS, Rick has been an integral member of our leadership
team and has made significant contributions to our growth," said Mr. Benchimol.
"He has been a key player in helping the Company emerge from a start-up into a
leading global player within the specialty insurance and reinsurance space. On
behalf of our entire team at AXIS, we thank Rick for his leadership and counsel
and wish him the absolute best on his retirement."
Conrad D. Brooks Bio
Before joining AXIS Capital in January 2007 as Corporate Counsel, Mr. Brooks was
a partner at the law firm McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (now Dentons), where he
was a member and practice team leader in the firm's corporate and securities
practice. Mr. Brooks holds a J.D. from Georgia State University College of Law,
where he graduated magna cum laude, and a Bachelor of Science from the
University of Illinois. He also earned a Master of Business Administration
(Finance) from Old Dominion University. Mr. Brooks also formerly served as an
officer in the United States Navy.
About AXIS Capital
AXIS Capital is a Bermuda-based global provider of specialty lines insurance and
treaty reinsurance with shareholders' equity at September 30, 2016 of $6.0
billion and locations in Bermuda, the United States, Europe, Singapore, Middle
East, Canada and Latin America. Its operating subsidiaries have been assigned a
rating of "A+" ("Strong") by Standard & Poor's and "A+" ("Superior") by A.M.
Best. For more information about AXIS Capital, visit our website
at www.axiscapital.com. Please be sure to follow AXIS Capital on LinkedIn.
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Investor Contact
Linda Ventresca
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited
info(at)axiscapital.com
(441) 405-2727
Media Contact
Joe Cohen
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited
joseph.cohen(at)axiscapital.com
(212) 715-3524
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Source: Axis Capital Holdings Limited via GlobeNewswire
Datum: 13.12.2016 - 22:15 Uhr
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