Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited has appointed Karl Mayr to its board of directors as a Class III director and as a member of the board's risk committee.

Mr. Mayr has over 30 years of experience in the reinsurance sector, primarily in Europe, across a number of product lines in both an underwriting capacity and in managerial roles. Mr. Mayr worked at Axis from 2003 to 2015 where his most recent roles were as vice chairman of Axis reinsurance and president and chief executive officer of Axis Re Europe. Prior to this, Mr. Mayr was at GE Frankona Reinsurance Company.

Mr. Mayr has been a director of Aspen Insurance UK Limited and a member of its risk committee since June 2015.

Glyn Jones, the chairman of Aspen, said, “I am delighted that Karl is joining the Aspen board. His wealth of experience and his extensive strategic and operational background in the reinsurance sector will be a great asset to Aspen. I would like to welcome Karl to the board and I look forward to working with him in the future.”

Learn more: www.aspen.co.

Victoria Spears

Victoria Spears

Victoria Prussen Spears is senior vice president of Meyerowitz Communications Inc., a law firm marketing communications consulting company. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Brooklyn Law School, Ms. Spears was an attorney at a leading New York City law firm before joining Meyerowitz Communications. She may be contacted at [email protected].

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