Aspen Appoints John Worth As Group CFO
John Worth has been appointed as Group Chief Financial Officer of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited, effective November 1, 2012. Mr Worth previously served as Group Financial Controller of Barclays PLC. He will be based in London, reporting directly to Chris O’Kane, Aspen’s Chief Executive Officer, and join Aspen’s Group Executive Committee.
He succeeds Julian Cusack, interim Aspen Group Chief Financial Officer, who will resume his role as Chief Risk Officer of Aspen. Stephen Postlewhite, who was serving as Acting Group Chief Risk Officer, will similarly resume his previous role as Head of Risk. Mr Worth’s appointment remains subject to relevant regulatory approval.
Chris O’Kane, Chief Executive Officer said, “I am very pleased to welcome John as Group Chief Financial Officer of Aspen. He is an accomplished financial executive with over 25 years of experience in financial services and accounting.
“John will be a valuable addition to Aspen and brings significant expertise in banking and capital markets, risk management and a broad understanding of insurance markets, as well as experience in managing global teams and strong familiarity with regulatory and reporting standards.
“I look forward to working closely with John as we continue to build on Aspen’s diversified business approach and position the Company to capitalize on an improving rating environment in the commercial P&C markets.”
Mr Worth most recently served as Group Financial Controller for Barclays PLC. Before joining Barclays, and between 2006 and 2009, he was a Partner in Banking and Capital Markets for Ernst & Young. From 2002 to 2006 he served in various leadership roles at Prudential UK, including Chief Information Officer and Head of Risk and Compliance as well being seconded to the UK’s Financial Services Authority.
Mr Worth previously worked at Barclays Capital from 1997 to 2002, serving as Program Director, Group Controls Review and prior to that Managing Director and Global Head of Audit. He started his career at Price Waterhouse, where he served in a number of global roles from 1984 to 1997.
