Amlin has appointed Oliver Peterken as an independent non-executive director to take effect on September 1, 2014.
Peterken will also be joining the risk & solvency, nomination and audit committees.
He is a deputy chairman and chairman of the finance and audit committee of the Willow Foundation. He is a former non-executive director of Torus Insurance and the former Group chief risk officer of Aspen Insurance.
Peterken was previously regional director of Willis Re, where he had a global remit spanning the UK, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America and Australia, and held a number of senior management positions during his ten years with Willis.
Richard Davey, chairman of Amlin, said: “Oliver brings over 20 years of risk, insurance and reinsurance expertise to the board and we welcome his input in this fast evolving market and look forward to his contribution to our business.