26 February 2020Insurance

AXIS Capital chairman, co-founder Butt to retire; successor revealed

Bermuda-based re/insurer AXIS Capital Holdings' chairman and co-founder Michael Butt is to retire from the company on September 16, 2020. He will be succeeded by Henry Smith.

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