Hardy Pickering To Join Arch Re As CFO
Arch Reinsurance Ltd. announced the appointment of Vanessa Hardy Pickering as Chief Financial Officer, effective September 1, 2021, noting that she will report to Jerome Halgan, Chief Executive Officer of ARL.
“Hardy Pickering is an established [re]insurance executive with a track record of supporting strategic growth plans, assembling and leading strong teams and serving as a trusted business partner to a variety of stakeholders,” a spokesperson said.
“Most recently, she served as CFO for Hamilton Re, Ltd. and Group Treasurer for Hamilton Insurance Group, Ltd. She has also held senior financial roles at Ariel Re and Rosemont Reinsurance Ltd.
“Vanessa is highly regarded in the reinsurance community because of her depth of knowledge and ability to navigate our complicated and fast moving industry,” said Mr Halgan.
“Arch Reinsurance Ltd. has experienced tremendous growth over the past few years with the help of an improved market and will greatly benefit from Vanessa’s knowledge of the Bermuda market and experience with global reinsurance companies’ opportunities and challenges.”
Ms Hardy Pickering added, “ARL is one of the strongest franchises in Bermuda and has a very thoughtful strategic plan in place. I’m looking forward to leveraging my background and expertise to help the team achieve its goals.”
