Board of Directors

CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Ltd. is overseen by an independent Board of Directors. By engaging with and listening to shareholders, the Board of Directors ensures that the Company continues to offer a distinctive investment proposition that is relevant to investors’ needs.

CATCo Board of Directors
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James Keyes
Non-executive Chairman

James Keyes has been a Managing Director of Renaissance Capital since 1 October 2008, and established the Bermuda office for Renaissance Capital in 2008. James was previously a partner of Appleby, an offshore law firm, for 11 years. He joined Appleby in 1993 and was team leader of the Funds and Investment Services Team. Prior to Appleby, he was employed in the corporate department of the law firm Freshfields, and worked in their London, New York and Hong Kong offices. James was admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales in 1991 and to the Bermuda Bar in 1993. He became a Notary Public in 1998. He acts as a Director on a number of investment funds and private companies, including the Brummer Group and investment funds managed by Polar Capital Investments. He joined the Board of Directors of CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Ltd. on 7 December 2010.

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Arthur Jones
Non-executive Director

Arthur is a Chartered Accountant with 35 years’ experience in the financial services industry. He is currently Chief Financial Officer of the Consolidated Group of Companies which provides corporate and accounting services to clients in, amongst others, the insurance and investment fund industries. He has been with the Consolidated Group of Companies since 1987. From 2005 to 2018, Arthur served on the Boards of Directors of a number of Bermuda-incorporated hedge and long-only equity funds managed by Martin Currie Group. He is a Bermuda resident. Arthur joined the Board of Directors of CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Ltd. on 4 December 2019.

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Margaret Gadow
Non-executive Director

Margaret Gadow has over 28 years’ experience in equities investment management. She followed Japanese equities at Credit Suisse (Geneva) for two years before moving on to managing Asian emerging equities for thirteen years, working at Robert Fleming and then Gartmore. Upon leaving fund management in 2003, Margaret served as non-executive director for an offshore China fund for four years and also ran her own investment management consultancy. Most recently, she served as Product Manager (UK Equities) at Schroders in London for five years. She holds a degree in political science and international relations from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She joined the Board of CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Ltd. on 31 May 2012.