Pool Re has appointed Claudio Gienal, CEO of AXA UK, and Alan Rubenstein, chairman of NHBC, as new board members. Alan Brown, the current chair of the investment committee, will retire after more than 12 years of service, following the conclusion of the company's annual general meeting in June. After Brown steps down, Rubenstein will then serve as chair of the investment committee. Both Gienal and Rubenstein will contribute their extensive expertise in commercial insurance to Pool Re at a key time for the mutual as it navigates the outcomes of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) classification and the HM Treasury Review. AXA UK and Ireland is also a member of Pool Re. Commenting on the two appointments, Julian Enoizi, Pool Re chief executive, says: “It gives me great pleasure to welcome Claudio Gienal and Alan Rubenstein to the Pool Re board. Their combined experience will be of huge benefit to us as we chart the future direction of Pool Re.” He continues: “Our board members are vital as part of stimulating further innovative thinking within the organisation and the industry as we continue to meet the challenges of the evolving terrorism threat together as well as the emergence of other systemic risks.” “I very much look forward to working with Gienal and Rubenstein. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Alan Brown for his many years of dedicated service to our board,” Enoizi concludes. Earlier this month, Pool Re recruited Katy Huang as head of digital transformation, focusing on the company’s technical process optimisation and digital product development and implementation.
