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Aspen Appoints David Schick as Group Chief Operating Officer
[December 06, 2017]

Aspen Appoints David Schick as Group Chief Operating Officer


Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited ("Aspen" or the "Company") (NYSE:AHL) announced today that David Schick has been appointed Group Chief Operating Officer.

David joins Aspen from Maybank where he was Executive Vice President, Group Strategy and Transformation and Director of Strategic Operational Excellence. At Maybank, he was responsible for driving effectiveness and efficiency Group-wide, including within the Insurance business. Prior to this, he was at Raiffeisen Bank International where he led transformational efforts from both a line and functional perspective. He has also worked at organizations such as Citigroup and Mercer Consulting driving transformation across multiple geographies, businesses and industries.

Chris O'Kane, Group Chief Executive Officer, commented: "David brings with him a wealth of business and strategic leadership as well as extensive experience of large change and transformation programs internationally. He will be responsible for leading our operational strategy across the Group including the delivery of our recently-launched effectiveness and efficiency program. We are delighted to welcome him to Aspen and he will be a valuable addition to our executive team."

David replaces Richard Thornton who is leaving the business after almost four years at Aspen.

Chris O'Kane added: "I would like to thank Richard for the contribution he has made to the business during his time with us and to wish him every success in the future."



NOTES TO EDITORS:

About Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited


Aspen provides reinsurance and insurance coverage to clients in various domestic and global markets through wholly-owned subsidiaries and offices in Australia, Bermuda, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States. For the year ended December 31, 2016, Aspen reported $12.1 billion in total assets, $5.3 billion in gross reserves, $3.6 billion in total shareholders' equity and $3.1 billion in gross written premiums. Its operating subsidiaries have been assigned a rating of "A" by Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P"), an "A" ("Excellent") by A.M. Best Company Inc. ("A.M. Best") and an "A2" by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. ("Moody's").

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