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Simon Ainsworth, who is based in London, is an Associate Managing Director responsible for the analytical teams maintaining ratings on Nordic and Baltic banks and on a range of European insurance companies.
Simon previously served as a Group Credit Officer. In that role he carried responsibility for monitoring ratings quality as well as assisting in the development and implementation of rating methodologies and practices applied to rated financial institutions within the EMEA region.
Simon joined Moody’s in March 2014 following sixteen years at the Bank of England.
At the Bank, he worked in a variety of roles primarily in its financial markets and banking operation divisions; as well as working on a variety of financial risk and crisis related issues. This included the resolution of failed banks, as well as responsibility for the risk management framework applied to collateral accepted in the Bank’s sterling market operations.Simon graduated from the University of Durham in 1998, having studied Economics and Politics. He is based in London.
Brandan is a Vice President – Senior Credit Officer in the EMEA Insurance Team, with analytical responsibility for a range of (re)insurance ratings across the EMEA region.
Brandan joined Moody’s New York office in 2010, as an analyst responsible for a diverse portfolio of US insurance and reinsurance companies. Prior to joining Moody’s, he was Assured Guaranty Ltd., responsible for accounting policy and transaction advisory services. Brandan started his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers in South Africa, later transferring to the New York office where he was a manager in the Assurance practice, primarily responsible for the audits of life insurance companies. Brandan holds a Bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Pretoria and a MBA in finance from New York University’s Stern School of Business. He is a Chartered Accountant (SA) and a Certified Public Accountant (NY).
Cassandra is a Director in Moody’s Analytics Insurance Research team, where she focuses on reporting, risk and capital analytics for insurance companies. Cassandra has many years of experience in the insurance industry from previous roles at PwC, Aviva and Partnership spanning audit, financial reporting, risk management, financial modelling, economic capital and Solvency II.
Cassandra joined Moody’s Analytics in 2017 and produced several papers on the challenges insurers may face implementing IFRS 17. Her most recent research is focussed on climate change risk for insurers.
Cassandra is a Fellow of the Institute & Faculty of Actuaries (FIA) and a Chartered Enterprise Risk Actuary (CERA). She holds a BSc in Mathematics and Economics from the London School of Economics.
Aage Schaanning has a MBA from the University of Colorado at Boukder and is a Certified European Financial Analyst. He has previously worked as a Treasurer in BNbank and as a portfolio manager in Kreditkassen before starting at KLP in 2001 as Investment Director at KLP Asset Management. He headed KLP Asst Management in the period 2006-2008. Since then he has been the CFO of KLP Group.
Simon Ainsworth, who is based in London, is an Associate Managing Director responsible for the analytical teams maintaining ratings on Nordic and Baltic banks and on a range of European insurance companies.
Simon previously served as a Group Credit Officer. In that role he carried responsibility for monitoring ratings quality as well as assisting in the development and implementation of rating methodologies and practices applied to rated financial institutions within the EMEA region.
Simon joined Moody’s in March 2014 following sixteen years at the Bank of England.
At the Bank, he worked in a variety of roles primarily in its financial markets and banking operation divisions; as well as working on a variety of financial risk and crisis related issues. This included the resolution of failed banks, as well as responsibility for the risk management framework applied to collateral accepted in the Bank’s sterling market operations.Simon graduated from the University of Durham in 1998, having studied Economics and Politics. He is based in London.
Phil Mowbray is a Senior Director at Moody’s Analytics. He had been with Barrie & Hibbert for 13 years, working in a number of roles focusing on the measurement and management of financial market risk for a range of institutional and retail clients, prior to the company being acquired by Moody’s Analytics. At Moody’s Analytics he continues to focus on the application of financial risk modelling capability to support improved financial planning for retail investors. He is a regular contributor to the pensions press and often speaks at industry events.
Colin Ellis is Moody’s first Global Credit Strategist, and a Managing Director in the Credit Strategy team.
In his current role, Colin provides thought leadership for the rating agency that deepens the understanding of ratings and debt capital markets through rigorous and quantitative research. He leads Moody’s teams working on default and ratings analytics and on global financial analysis, including bank projections and stress testing. Colin is also a member of Moody’s Macroeconomic Board, which sets the global forecasts that underpin Moody’s universe of ratings.
Colin joined Moody’s in February 2012, initially leading the work of the Macroeconomic Board and authoring the quarterly Global Macro Outlook. He subsequently worked in the Financial Institutions Group, developing quantitative forward-looking analyses. For 8 years he was the Chief Credit Officer for EMEA, leading analysis and coordination of credit and ratings across all rating franchises in the region. He was also the ‘Head of UK’ for Moody's Ratings, responsible for the running of Moody’s UK operations, from 2019-2022 including the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prior to joining Moody’s, Colin held roles at the Bank of England, Daiwa Capital Markets, the BVCA and at Birmingham University. He has published papers on a range of topics including corporate investment and pricing, credit risk, private equity, data uncertainty, stress testing, financial contagion and monetary policy. Colin holds degrees from York University, the London School of Economics and Political Science, and Middlesex University. He is a Visiting Professor at Hult International Business School and LSBU, and is also a Fellow of the RSA.
Phil Mowbray is a Senior Director at Moody’s Analytics. He had been with Barrie & Hibbert for 13 years, working in a number of roles focusing on the measurement and management of financial market risk for a range of institutional and retail clients, prior to the company being acquired by Moody’s Analytics. At Moody’s Analytics he continues to focus on the application of financial risk modelling capability to support improved financial planning for retail investors. He is a regular contributor to the pensions press and often speaks at industry events.
Olivier Guigné is director of the investments in charge of the engineering and wealth management business unit of CNP Assurances. He is a member of the CNP Assurances Executive Committee.
A graduate of Supélec Engineering School, he held various positions within the financial and risk divisions of investment banks and within the Caisse des Dépôts group. Olivier Guigné joined CNP Assurances in 2009 as Head of ALM and Asset Allocation. In 2013, he became Head of Investment Strategy and Listed Investments Management Department at CNP Assurances.
Since 2018, he is CIO at CNP Assurances.
Sally Yim is a Managing Director in the Financial Institutions Group. Based in Hong Kong SAR, China, Sally is the Head of APAC Financial Institutions, responsible for Moody’s analytical teams covering ratings and research on APAC banks, insurance companies, and non-bank financial institutions such as securities and leasing companies. She is also a co-head of Moody’s Global Banking and Global Insurance & Asset Management rating franchises. In addition, Sally leads the Global Financial Institutions Group’s Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) efforts.
Sally joined Moody’s in February 2005 as an Associate Analyst in New York, covering property & casualty insurers. She transferred to Hong Kong in 2006 and completed a short stint in the Corporate Finance Group, supporting analysts in the
oil & gas, petrochemical and steel sectors. Sally rejoined the Financial Institutions Group as an Analyst in January 2007. Since then, Sally has covered various Asian financial institutions, including insurance companies, banks and securities firms and subsequently, became a manager overseeing various teams covering the ratings and research of Greater China and Korean financial institutions.
Prior to joining Moody’s, Sally worked as a Senior Auditor at Ernst & Young LLP in New York, specializing in private and public insurers. She also worked at Ernst & Young’s National Professional Practice, where she focused on technical accounting research, while assisting in accounting consultations.
Sally holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and Master of Accounting from the University of Michigan. She is a CFA charterholder and also a Certified Public Accountant.
严溢敏现任金融机构部董事总经理，驻香港工作，是亚太金融机构部主管，负责管理穆迪分析团队关于亚太地区银行、保险公司以及券商和租赁公司等非银行金融机构的评级和研究。她还是穆迪全球银行业及全球保险和资产管理业评级业务的联席负责人。此外，她还负责全球金融机构部的环境、社会和治理 (ESG) 相关工作。
严溢敏于2005 年2 月加入穆迪纽约，任助理分析师，负责财产及意外保险公司的评级工作。2006 年她从穆迪纽约办事处调任香港，在香港企业融资部工作了一段时间，负责支持石油及天然气业、石化业和钢铁业的分析师。2007 年1 月，她重返金融机构部，担任分析师，负责保险公司、银行和券商等多家亚洲金融机构的评级工作。此后她承担涵盖大中华
区和韩国金融机构评级和研究的多个团队的管理职责。
加入穆迪之前，严溢敏曾在纽约的安永会计师事务所任高级审计师，专门负责私营及上市保险公司的审计工作。她也曾任职于安永的国家专业服务部门 (National Professional Practice) ，负责技术会计研究，同时为会计咨询工作提供协助。
严溢敏持有美国密歇根大学的工商管理学士学位和会计学硕士学位，并且是特许金融分析师 (CFA) 及注册会计师 (CPA) 。
Skills and experience
Ericson Chan has an extensive background in technology leadership prior to joining Zurich as Group Chief Information and Digital Officer and as member of the Executive Committee in October 2020. From 2016 to 2020 he was CEO of Ping An Technology where he helped to transform Ping An Group’s business model and online ecosystems through digital services including a range of Fintech products and online platforms. Between 1998 and 2016, he held several technology and operations leadership roles at Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore, including Chief Information Officer for North Asia, Head of Corporate & Investment Banking Operations in China and Global Head of Consumer Banking Technology. He also has 6 years of HealthTech experience in the U.S.
External appointments
Mr. Chan is a member of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority Financial Infrastructure Advisory Committee and a member of the Board of the Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship in London. He is the Chairman of the board of Jane Goodall Institute in Hong Kong and is an Advisory Board member at the University of Wisconsin School of Business.
Educational background
Mr. Chan graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a bachelor of science degree in computer science and has an MBA from Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin.
Antonello Aquino is Managing Director, global co-head for Insurance, Funds and Asset Management, and EMEA Private Credit at Moody’s Ratings. He leads Moody’s analytical team responsible for maintaining credit ratings on insurers, funds, and asset managers in EMEA and North America, as well as private credit entities.
Antonello joined Moody’s in 2008 as a Senior Insurance Analyst, covering major European (re)insurers. Prior to Moody’s, he led the Financial Institutions Group (FIG) rating advisory practice at Credit Suisse in Europe. His earlier experience includes roles as a Senior Analyst in Standard & Poor’s insurance sector, and positions within the FIG M&A teams at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW) and ABN AMRO.
He holds an MBA from HEC Paris and is an alumnus of London Business School. He graduated cum laude in Business Administration from Bocconi University in Italy. Antonello is fluent in English, Italian, and French.
Colin is General Manager of Insurance Solutions at Moody’s Analytics. The bulk of Colin’s career has been spent in financial risk management with Barrie & Hibbert (B&H) and Moody’s Analytics. During his time at B&H, Colin had a broad involvement across the business, working within a range of technical, management and customer-focused roles, in the UK, Europe and the US. The business’ growth resulted in the acquisition of B&H by Moody’s Analytics in 2011. Since joining Moody’s Analytics, Colin has been involved across the ERS Insurance business, focused on implementation services. In his current role, Colin has overall responsibility for the Enterprise Risk Solutions business in the insurance sector.
Simon Harris is Managing Director for Global Financial Institutions, based in London. He is responsible for Moody’s analytic teams maintaining Moody’s ratings on banks and finance companies, re/insurers and funds and asset management globally.
Simon joined Moody’s European Insurance team in 1998, working on analysis of UK and German life and non-life insurance groups, and prior to his current role held various managerial responsibilities, including EMEA Insurance, Nordic Banking and Global Insurance and Managed Investments.
Prior to joining Moody’s, Simon was an actuary with Co-operative Financial Services in Manchester, England. Simon holds a B.A. in Economics from Leeds University, and is a Fellow of the UK Institute of Actuaries (FIA).
Born in 1974 in Bergisch Gladbach in Germany, Christoph Jurecka graduated with a diploma in technical physics and a PhD in theoretical physics from the technical universities of Graz in Austria and Braunschweig in Germany.
After holding various roles in the Winterthur and AXA Group, Christoph joined Munich Re Group in 2011 as Chief Financial Officer of ERGO. In January 2019 he was appointed Chief Financial Officer and a Member of the Board of Management of Munich Re.
