James River Announces Director Elections and Appointment

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[{"type":"text","content":"PEMBROKE, Bermuda, Oct. 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- James River Group Holdings, Ltd. (“James River” or the \"Company\") (NASDAQ: JRVR) today announced that Patricia H. Roberts and Thomas L. Brown have been elected to its Board of Directors (the “Board”), and the additional appointment of Kirstin M. Gould to the Board. With the appointment of Ms. Gould, the Board increased its size from 10 to 11 directors. “We are very pleased to welcome Tom and Kirstin to our board,” said J. Adam Abram, James River Non-Executive Chairman. “Tom and Kirstin have valuable financial, risk management, and corporate governance expertise, with deep knowledge of the specialty property and casualty insurance industry. We have been fortunate to attract directors who are independent and will bring a wealth of experience and expertise to our Board.” Ms. Roberts has served on our Board of Directors since July 2019. Ms. Roberts is the retired President and Chairman of General Star Management Company and retired President and Chairman of Genesis Management and Insurance Services Corporation, two wholly-owned subsidiaries of General Reinsurance Corporation (“Gen Re”). She joined Gen Re as an excess casualty underwriter and progressed through a variety of leadership and operational roles during her 35-year career with the company. Ms. Roberts was appointed Chairperson of the Compensation Committee and is a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Brown served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of RLI Corp. (“RLI”), a publicly traded specialty insurer serving diverse niche property, casualty and surety markets. Mr. Brown currently serves on the board of First Midwest Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FMBI) where he is a member of the Audit and Enterprise Risk Committees. Additionally, Mr. Brown serves on the boards of the Chicago Shakespeare Theater and Easter Seals DuPage & Fox Valley. Prior to joining RLI, Mr. Brown was a partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, where he served as the Central Region Financial Services Leader and led teams responsible for various financial services clients primarily in the insurance sector. Mr. Brown was appointed to the Audit Committee. Ms. Gould served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of XL Group Ltd (“XL”). Ms. Gould joined XL, a global insurance and reinsur...

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