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 C-level executive with unique combination of legal and business acumen and perspective forged via 20 years of accomplishment in the (re)insurance sector and enhanced with 15 years prior Wall Street experience being personally responsible for over $4 billion in deal closings. Successful formation, investment, and operation of 15 third-party capital vehicles, including joint ventures, sidecars and insurance-linked security platforms Effectively led and participated in senior team decisions using experience-backed judgment Proven ability to provide valuable contributions and perspective at Board level honed over management career and tenure on boards of six regulated re/insurance entities. 35-year record of successful company formations and acquisition closings leveraging legal and capital markets expertise to minimize transactional friction and costs via collaborative negotiation style and selective and effective use of outside counsel Track record includes formation and funding of over a dozen private companies, and taking public and later re-privatizing a $1.2 billion company. Broad and deep capital markets experience, particularly with the intersection of the capital markets with the re/insurance arena. Director (former) for six employer-sponsored companies, including a US insurance company and five Bermuda reinsurance companies and vehicles for third-party capital.TRANSACTIONAL/OPERATIONAL EXPERTISE: Formation of investment vehicles with a focus on alignment of interests, fostering win-win outcomes for investors and sponsors. Facility with distilling complex business and legal discussions and concepts into coherent, easily actionable frameworks for use by both internal and external constituents and driving meaningful savings in time and expense and ensuring adherence to deal timelines.  For Watford, responsibilities as Chief Operating Officer included: o equity and debt capital markets transactions, including S-1 process o legal document review/draftingo arrangement of corporate insurance coverages o investor relations and press relationso rating agency relations o preparation of presentations o corporate complianceo assisting with SEC filings and investor reporting o assisting with negotiation of outsourced service provider contracts with and oversight of such service providerso experience with proxy process, activist investor challenges and FINRA investigationso coordination and management of both corporate and regulatory outside counsel in multiple jurisdictions, to ensure cost-efficient utilization thereof