Zug, Switzerland - September 6, 2012, Zug, Switzerland - Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG announced that Joan H. Dillard, currently the group's executive vice president and chief financial officer, will be retiring effective September 24, 2012.
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Ms. Dillard has been the company's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since September 2009. From December 2005 to September 2009, she served as our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
In April 2003, Ms. Dillard began working for American International Company Limited (now known as Chartis), a subsidiary of AIG, and began providing accounting services to us pursuant to a former administrative services contract with American International Company Limited.
Through that contract, Ms. Dillard served as Allied World's Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer until November 30, 2005. As of December 1, 2005, Ms. Dillard became an employee of our company.
From August 2001 until December 2002, Ms. Dillard served as the Chief Financial Officer of Worldinsure Ltd., an insurance technology provider. From May 2000 until April 2001, Ms. Dillard served as the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of CICcorp Inc., a medical equipment service provider.
From March 1998 until May 2000, Ms. Dillard served as the Chief Financial Officer of ESG Re Limited, based in Hamburg, Germany, and from 1993 until 1998, Ms. Dillard worked for TIG Holdings, Inc. and served as the Chief Financial Officer of TIG Retail Insurance and later as the Senior Vice President of Alternative Distribution.
Prior to that, Ms. Dillard served in various senior financial positions at both USF&G Corporation and American General Corporation. Ms. Dillard will be succeeded by Thomas Bradley, formerly of Dorsey & Whitney LLC, as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Bradley joins Allied World from Dorsey & Whitney LLP, where he was Chief Financial Officer since 2011. Prior to that, he held a host of senior financial and operational positions at Fair Isaac Corporation, Zurich Financial Services, and USF&G Corporation/St Paul Companies. ■