Catalina refreshes board with three non-exec directors

Legacy specialist Catalina Holdings has hired three new directors following the departures of RenRe's Aditya Dutt and PartnerRe's Jacques Bonneau.

The carrier has appointed Tony Cunningham and Chris Harris as independent non-executive directors and Fiona Walden as RenaissanceRe’s appointed non-executive director.

Cunningham was previously a non-executive director at Liberty Holdings, and served as partner at Lane Clark & Peacock.

Harris has 25 years of experience in the insurance industry. He previously served as CEO of Montpelier Re Holdings. His current board and advisory positions include James River Group, Hudson Structured Capital Management, and BF&M Group.

Walden has over 15 years of experience in structured finance and credit underwriting. She is currently SVP, global head of credit at Ren Re. Prior to that, she was co-head of the strategic capital products team at Liberty Specialty Markets and has worked at Willis as deputy head of structured finance.

The appointments follow the resignations from the board by Dutt, as RenaissanceRe’s representative following his departure from the company, and Bonneau, who has been appointed as CEO of PartnerRe.

Chris Fagan, chief executive of Catalina, said: “We have significantly strengthened our board over the last 18 months. Tony, Chris and Fiona will further add to this and bring valuable experience to our board discussions.

“I would like to thank Aditya and Jacques for their important contributions to the board during a time of significant growth for Catalina and wish them all the best in their new endeavours.”