Horseshoe Group Hires Pereira & Lavery
Horseshoe Group announced two recent senior hires to further strengthen its global offerings.
Anna Pereira and Mark Lavery have been appointed as SVP, Head of Treasury and SVP, Head of Marketing & Communications respectively. Both Bermudian, Pereira and Lavery will be based out of Horseshoe’s Bermuda office and will play key roles in the firm’s global business.
Anna Pereira has over 20 years’ experience working in the Insurance, Reinsurance, Alternative Risk Transfer and Capital markets in Bermuda. Previously, she was Head of Captive and Insurance Banking with HSBC Bank Bermuda Ltd. and has held underwriting positions with Chubb Financial Solutions, and Everest Re Bermuda.
She takes over responsibility for managing the Group’s global banking and trustee relationships from Philip Jones, who will be retiring from full time responsibilities this month, but remaining on as a consultant.
Mark Lavery has over 10 years’ financial services marketing and communications experience within the Bermuda and international markets, most recently as Senior Manager, Markets at KPMG in Bermuda.
He is charged with leading and supporting Horseshoe’s global marketing, communications, knowledge management and business development efforts.
Andre Perez, CEO of Horseshoe commented, “We are extremely excited to have Anna and Mark join our team. Their extensive expertise and broad industry knowledge will enhance our level of client service and help further develop our many global capabiliities.”
“I look forward to the opportunity to work with Horseshoe and servicing their outstanding client base in the collateralized reinsurance space, commented Pereira. “Horseshoe is known for its high quality service level, industry expertise and highly respected staff and I’m thrilled to be part of the team.”
“This is an exciting time to be joining a growing company and becoming a contributor to the growth and continued success of Horseshoe,” commented Lavery. “I’m looking forward to working with this dynamic team to continue to build our firm’s brand and reputation, and strengthen the valuable relationships with our clients.”
Perez continued, “we were looking for the right people to add to our growing team and their skill set and experience fit perfectly. We are confident that their talents and industry experience will enable them to successfully contribute to our expansion plans.”
