Navigators appoints new director to board

Specialty insurance holding Navigators Group has appointed Meryl Hartzband to its board as an independent director, effective immediately.

Hartzband will serve on the compensation and finance committees of the board.

She was the chief investment officer of equity firm Stone Point Capital and a member of the Investment Committees of the Trident Funds from 1999-2015.

Prior to Stone Point, she served as managing director at JP Morgan, where she spent 16 years of her career specialising in managing private equity investments.

Hartzband is currently a director of Vanbridge Holdings, and has previously served as director of ACE, Travelers Property Casualty, AXIS Capital and Alterra Capital among other companies of Trident Funds.

“We are excited to welcome Meryl to the Navigators’ Board,” said Stanley Galanski, president and chief executive officer.

“Her accomplished career in the financial services industry and deep knowledge of investment portfolio strategy will be a tremendous asset as we continue to build and expand our business. We appreciate her willingness to serve as a director and look forward to benefitting from her experience and counsel.”