AlphaCat Managers (AlphaCat), a wholly owned subsidiary of Validus Holdings, has appointed Bernard Van der Stichele as Portfolio Manager. He will report to Lixin Zeng, Chief Executive Officer of AlphaCat.
Van der Stichele brings over 15 year of institutional investment management experience to AlphaCat. Previously, he served as Vice President at AQR Capital Management. Prior to that, he was a Senior Investment Analyst at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, where he developed its first direct ILS investment strategy.
Lixin Zeng, Chief Executive Officer of AlphaCat, says: “We are delighted to welcome Bernard to the AlphaCat team. With his impressive track-record and extensive knowledge of insurance-linked securities and reinsurance asset classes, we are confident that he will add tremendous value to AlphaCat.”
Van der Stichele's appointment is subject to Bermuda immigration approval.
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