Specialist (re)insurer, Apollo Syndicate Management adds Vinay Mistry as its chief risk officer, effective 1 November 2019.

In his new role, Mistry will report to chief executive officer, David Ibeson.

Mistry brings over 16 years industry experience to the role, with a specialist focus on capital management, pricing and reinsurance. Prior to joining Apollo, Mistry served as chief risk officer and executive director at the Channel Managing Agency where he led the risk, actuarial, data science and exposure management functions.

Ibeson commented: “Apollo is a lead market for a number of key Lloyd’s accounts and participates actively in a range of market consortia. Vinay’s experience at Lloyd’s and knowledge in the risk space will therefore be an important addition to our team and significantly strengthen our capacity in this area.

“We are growing talent in the actuarial department as we deliver our underwriting commitment and his appointment is a crucial step towards completing this transformation. We would therefore like to warmly welcome Vinay to Apollo.”