Peak Capital appoints former AWAC exec to board

Peak Capital, the Bermuda subsidiary of Hong Kong-based reinsurer Peak Re has appointed Barry Zurbuchen as a non-executive director to its Board of Directors.

Zurbuchen joins the Board of Peak Capital after a 35-year career specializing in risk management, actuarial analyses and capital modelling. He was previously the group chief risk officer and chief pricing actuary of Allied World Assurance Company.

Franz Josef Hahn, Chief Executive Officer of Peak Re, said: “I would like to extend a warm welcome to Barry as a new member of the Board of Directors of Peak Capital. Barry has extensive experience in the design and execution of enterprise risk management strategies, and I know his contribution to the Board will be greatly appreciated as we continue to develop and deepen our insurance-linked securities capabilities."