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Movers ' Shakers(Lloyds List Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)Tiller joins board Captain Emma Tiller is to join the board of directors of the British and International Sailors' Society in Southampton. She is currently marine superintendent at BP's Hamble Oil Terminal. Last year, Capt Tiller became the first woman in history to be appointed to the head of the marine department at Hamble. Catlin Group has appointed Richard Banas president and chief executive officer of Catlin Inc, the group's US subsidiary. Mr Banas will be responsible for the operations of Catlin Insurance Co Inc, due to become the group's fourth underwriting platform. He previously held the position of executive vice president and chief underwriting officer of XL Professional Lines. Arch Insurance Co (Europe) Ltd (Arch Europe) has appointed Philippe Vivares underwriting manager offshore energy, based in the London office. Mr Vivares will join Arch Europe in May 2006.He is currently class manager for marine and offshore energy at Axa Re in Paris. Insurance broker Willis Group Holdings has appointed Phillip Ellis as the global energy practice leader, reporting to David Margrett, chief executive officer of Willis' Global Specialties. Mr Ellis was previously employed at Boston Consulting Group (BCG) for six years as leader of their oil ' gas practice. It has also appointed Eric Joost to the position of middle market segment leader based in Chicago, Illinois. Mr Joost was most recently senior vice president, business management at Allianz Global Risks North America where he served as part of the executive management team, board of directors and political action committee. Richard Mason has been appointed to lead Liberty International Underwriters' professional indemnity (PI) drive in the South West of England. Mr Mason previously held the position of senior technical underwriter at Royal and Sun Alliance. XL Capital Ltd has appointed Susan L. Cross as global chief actuary in charge of leading and overseeing all major actuarial functions for the company worldwide. In August 2004, Ms Cross was named senior vice president and chief actuarial officer of XL's reinsurance general operations, in addition to her position as chief actuary for XL Re Ltd. Platinum Mining Corporation of India PLC has appointed Umesh Kumar Sahdev to the company's board as an executive director with immediate effect. Mr Sahdev has been associated with the Boula platinum project since its inception. He was promoted to managing director of Planet Metals India Private Ltd in July 2005. He is also a director of Boula Platinum Mining Private Ltd, the company's joint venture company with Ferro Alloys Corp Ltd. Marsh has announced two new appointments to its Liverpool branch. Gabrielle Doyle will join the company as a development executive and Caroline Thomas has been appointed client executive. Ms Doyle was previously employed at Griffiths ' Armour, while Ms Thomas held a position at R K Harrison in Chester. Both will focus on expanding Marsh's business in Liverpool and throughout the North West. Glencairn Ltd, an employee-owned insurance and reinsurance intermediary, has announced the appointment of Rachel Errington. Ms Errington will be responsible for the project management of the company's bespoke modelling solutions and developing Glencairn's reinsurance client portfolio in Russia and Eastern Europe. Sir Mark Wrightson has been appointed independent non-executive director of Amlin, with immediate effect. He is to be proposed for election by shareholders at the annual general meeting on May 25, 2006. Sir Mark is currently co-chairman of Close Brothers Corporate Finance Ltd and non-executive director of Tees Valley Regeneration Ltd . The AIG Companies have appointed Todd Germano executive vice president of AIG Specialty Excesssm, an excess casualty underwriting unit of the AIG Companies. In this capacity, Mr Germano will oversee all underwriting and marketing operations for the division. Mr Germano most recently held the position of senior vice president of AIG Excess Casualty's Construction Specialty division. AIG has also announced the appointments of Bob Penny, senior vice president public entity, as well as Bill McDaid Eastern Zone senior vice president in New York; Mark Kleabir Western Zone senior vice president in Los Angeles; Karen Votta, assistant vice president in Philadelphia; and Tom Rocca, assistant vice president in San Francisco. On the Move? Contact [email protected] |