Boisseau Named to AXIS Capital Board; Charman Resigns Seat

September 21, 2012Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticleComments

Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited announcedthat  its Board of Directors has appointed Jane Boisseau as a member of the Board, effective December 2012. She is a former co-chair of the Insurance Regulatory Department of the law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, with substantial experience in a variety of insurance regulatory and transactional matters.

Boisseau began practicing law in 1985 at LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby & MacRae, the predecessor firm to Dewey & LeBoeuf. She holds a law degree from the New York University School of Law.

Boisseau will take the seat on the Board of Directors vacated by John Charman, who has resigned as a member of the Board, effective immediately. His decision follows  the action taken by the board in June to remove him from his position as Chairman of the Board.

AXIS explained that the move had been made necessary as it was unable to resolve differences with Charman

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AXIS Appoints Butt to Replace Charman as Chairman

June 26, 2012Email ThisPrintNewslettersTweetArticleComments

Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Board member and former Chairman Michael A. Butt as non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors.

He succeeds John R. Charman following the decision by the Board to replace him as Chairman. “Butt had served successfully as AXIS Capital’s chairman for almost ten years prior to the recent appointment of Mr. Charman to that position,” said the bulletin, adding that Butt “assures a thorough understanding of the role and priorities to be carried out by the Chairman of AXIS Capital.”

Charman was instrumental in the formation of AXIS

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