People moves news, in insurance-linked securities (ILS) and related areas of reinsurance

PartnerRe, the Bermuda headquartered reinsurance company, has announced that Andrew Laing has been promoted to become the new Head of its third-party capital focused PartnerRe Capital Management division, as incumbent in the role Andrew Hughes is set to depart the firm.

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System, or CalPERS, the largest public pension fund in the United States with total assets under management of over $556 billion, has hired Mascha Canio, the head of credit and insurance-linked investments at PGGM, to lead its debt investment portfolio.

Aon, the global professional services, insurance and reinsurance broking firm, has promoted Matthew Towsey to the role of Global Head of Hedge Funds and Diversifying Strategies within its investment advisory and consultancy specialist area of the business.

HSBC Bank USA, N.A. has announced a key hire to enhance its capabilities in the provision of corporate trusts to the insurance-linked securities (ILS) market, bringing Michael Commisso to the firm from his previous role at BNY.

Siena Capital Group, LLC has announced that it has appointed Mathys Baldacchino as Director of Research and Development, as the firm continues to expand its leadership team since its establishment earlier this year.

Aeolus Capital Management Ltd., the specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance investment manager, has announced the appointment of Ross Cooper as a Risk Analyst, based in Bermuda.

King Ridge Capital Advisors LLC, a recently launched specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has announced the hiring of former-PIMCO executive Shiraj Khan, who joins the company as Partner, Senior Vice President, and Head of Property Analytics and Research.

Euler ILS Partners, the specialist Swiss insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has hired Anton Ohneseit who brings investment analysis expertise gained from time most recently at UBS and Credit Suisse.

Plenum Investments AG, the Swiss based specialist manager of catastrophe bond and insurance-linked securities (ILS) funds, has hired Raphael Kron, an executive with significant experience advising institutional clients in the region, as well as specific cat bond expertise.

Solidum Partners AG, the Swiss insurance-linked securities (ILS) investment manager, has expanded its investment team with the appointment of Georges Bolli as Senior Portfolio Manager and Quantitative Analyst ILS.