NEW YORK-BASED GLOBAL HEAD OF ENVIRONMENTAL
Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd.
PREVIOUS POSITION: New York-based senior vice president at Liberty International Underwriters U.S.A.
LOOKING FORWARD TO: Expanding Aspen's global environmental business.
GOALS FOR NEW POSITION: Building on Aspen's approach to custom, tailored solutions for the evolving environmental needs of our global customers.
CHALLENGES FACING INDUSTRY: The diverse and ever-changing regulatory standards applicable to environmental matters wherever we do business.
FIRST INDUSTRY JOB: I worked as an environmental underwriter for (American International Group Inc.).
WHAT SURPRISED ME: I was surprised that I could be interested in insurance at all.
ADVICE: If you're going to do it, do it right.
OUTSIDE THE INDUSTRY, A DREAM JOB: Wildlife biologist.
HOBBIES: Golf and bird-watching. I don't discuss my handicap, but I can identify a fair number of warbler species.
THING MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT ME: My daughters are dancers at a local studio, and I've frequently appeared as Clara's Uncle Drosselmeyer in the holiday productions of “The Nutcracker.”
WHEN I RETIRE: I will do whatever my wife tells me to do.
FAVORITE MEAL: Spicy grilled shrimp.
FAVORITE BOOK: “Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game” (by Michael Lewis.) It's a brilliant read for anyone that manages a team professionally or otherwise.
CAN'T-MISS TELEVISION SHOW: I'm a fan of the classic films (such as) “Casablanca” ... Turner Classic Movies would be the closest I get to a favorite television show.
FAVORITE CITY: Other than New York? San Francisco. Sydney (Australia) is my favorite international city.
HOUSTON-BASED PARTNER IN THE INSURANCE RECOVERY GROUP