Carlo originally joined Monument in 2020 as CEO Ireland and was appointed Group CFO in April 2022. Prior to joining Monument, Carlo held positions in the life and pensions industry in Ireland, The Netherlands and the UK for over 20 years, including CFRO of Monuta Holding in The Netherlands, CFO of Friends First in Ireland and CRO & Interim CEO of Eureko Reinsurance Ireland. He also held senior management positions at Achmea in The Netherlands.

Before entering into managerial roles, he worked as a consulting actuary at Mercer in London. Carlo holds a Master’s degree in Mathematics from Delft University of Technology, qualified as an actuary and completed an MBA at INSEAD in France.

Stephen was appointed Group Chief Financial Officer in 2023 after joining Monument Re earlier in the year as Group Head of Reporting and Control. Prior to joining Monument, Stephen held positions in the life and pensions industry for over 18 years, including CFO and CRO of AXA Life Europe.

Before entering into managerial roles, he worked in actuarial roles at SunLife Financial in Toronto and Friends First in Dublin. Stephen holds a degree in Financial and Actuarial Mathematics from Dublin City University and is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries in Ireland.

Neil is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries with over fifteen years of experience in the life industry and a First Class Honours degree in Mathematics. Neil was previously the Approved Actuary and Head of Actuarial Reporting for Legal & General Re, responsible for reporting the actuarial liabilities of the Company. As Approved Actuary, he was responsible for providing an opinion on the sufficiency of the long-term reserves of the Company and supporting the regulatory requirements to the Bermuda Monetary Authority.

Prior to Legal & General Re, Neil transferred from within the Legal & General Group in the UK where he worked within the Legal & General Retirement Finance team. In the UK, Neil supported the development of the Solvency II reporting, strategic planning and the international expansion of the Retirement Division. Prior to Legal & General, Neil was an Actuarial Manager at Deloitte working on a number of Solvency II and M&A projects.

Paul has over 30 years’ experience in institutional investments and finance covering a wide range of markets including private and public credit, venture capital, private equity, real estate, derivatives and interest rates. Through his career, Paul has built several start-up teams and businesses within corporate investment functions and treasury operations in Europe and the US. Prior to joining Monument Re, Paul was CEO 777AM, a startup US based asset manager supporting a Bermudan reinsurer. This followed a role as CEO Legal General Capital where Paul built a private investments platform to support the insurer and oversight of the insurers long-term credit funds. Earlier in his career, Paul worked in investment banking and fund management, including Head of Credit at Prudential M&G. Paul holds a BSc from the University of London and professionally qualified as an actuary.

Jon has nearly 40 years of experience within the Financial Services sector with last 25 years in the Compliance field. Prior to joining Monument, Jon was Compliance Assurance Director with Aon. Before that he has had a number of roles covering compliance, risk, financial crime, data protection and governance with providers of life, pensions, general insurance, savings and investments products covering both UK and international jurisdictions. These roles have included being a Money Laundering Reporting Officer and Data Protection Officer.

Riya is an English qualified lawyer with over twelve years’ experience in the financial services industry. Prior to starting her current role, she spent her career as a corporate lawyer at the international law firm Clifford Chance LLP, most recently holding the role of Director of Insurance: Transactions and Regulation. Riya has a wealth of experience in advising on complex M&A, corporate restructurings, reinsurance and distribution arrangements for (re)insurers and other financial institutions across the UK, Europe, US and Asia.

Gemma has over 15 years experience within the Financial Services and IT sector. Prior to joining Monument Gemma’s last role was Head of HR for Ark Life. Prior to that she held various senior HR roles within Aviva at a local and European level across their Life and Pensions and General Insurance businesses. Gemma started her career with Oracle where she previously held positions within their Learning and Development division.

Gordon was appointed Group Chief Risk Officer in 2024 after joining Monument Re in 2019 as Chief Risk Officer for Monument Life Insurance DAC. Prior to joining Monument, Gordon held positions in the life and pensions industry for over 19 years, including as CRO and Head of Actuarial Function for Ark Life.

Gordon previously worked in actuarial roles at Aviva, the Hartford and Zurich Life. Gordon holds a degree in Financial and Actuarial Studies from University College Dublin and is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries in Ireland.

Koen has more than 15 years of relevant experience in the BeNeLux insurance market and was Director and CEO of the Life Insurance business of AXA Belgium. He held a mandate as President and previously CEO of AXA Private Management. He was also the CEO of the largest BeNeLux broker Vanbreda Risk & Benefits.

He has led several digital transformations as CEO Portima/Assurent, the leading IT-Platform in the Be Insurance sector, Chief Transformation Officer at SD Worx and CCO at Banksys/Worldline. Koen holds a Masters of Engineering Science (ir.) from KU Leuven and an MBA from Vlerick Business School.

Olivier has twenty-one years experience in the insurance industry. He has served in Luxembourg since December 2006, first as Risk Manager and Financial Controller, then Chief Financial Officer and finally from June 2010 as Chief  Executive Officer of Aspecta Luxembourg International S.A., a company of the Talanx Group. In his latest function, he had responsibility to set up the run-off of the company. From June 2009 Olivier was also Executive Director of the finance and investment company of  the Group in Luxembourg, Talanx Finanz (Luxemburg) S.A. From June 2009, Olivier also held this position within EURO International Reinsurance S.A. Luxemburg to prepare and complete the sale of the company one year later. Prior to that, Olivier had nearly 10 years of experience in Germany in a number of senior management roles primarily in Risk Management and Financial Controlling with Gerling Beteiligungs-GmbH, Gerling G&A Versicherungs-AG and General Accident Versicherungs-AG. Olivier graduated from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris and holds a law degree.

David has more than 30 years’ experience in the International Insurance Industry , specialising in the cross border, pan EMEA, Life, Health and Employee Benefits markets. Prior to joining Monument as CEO of the Irish company, David was the CEO of Aetna International Health Insurance Europe based out of London, before moving to Dubai to take the role of CEO of the EMEA region for Aetna. David was also a Board Director of Aetna’s operations in India.

David began his career in the International cross border market with J Rothschild International in Dublin before moving to Luxembourg as Managing Director of Scottish Equitable International. David then returned to Ireland to take up the role of CEO at the launch of Aegon Ireland, leading the introduction of the first Variable Annuity products sold into Europe.

David holds a BA (Hons) degree in Insurance Management and is an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute (ACII). He is also a qualified Chartered Director with the Institute of Directors. 

Until October 2019 Clive was a general partner and managing member of Oskie Capital Management, a New York based investment fund focused on companies going through significant transformations. He founded the firm in 2010 and was a Portfolio Manager responsible for investments in media, telecom, energy and health care including managed care organisations (health insurers).

Prior to founding Oskie Capital, Clive was a partner at SLS Capital, a New York based long short equity fund which he co-founded in 1999. Prior to his career in the investment business, Clive worked at Monitor Company, a strategy consultancy where he co-led the restructuring group. Clive is currently a Board member of E-L Financial, a Toronto based holding company with a portfolio of investments.

Michael is an Actuary and member of the Swiss Actuarial Association. He is the Managing Director of RefinSol GmbH, of which he is also the founder and Executive Director, providing consulting services for international (re)insurance companies. Michael has also served as CEO of WRM Reinsurance AG, a specialised carrier for bespoke reinsurance transactions for life insurance companies in the area of Financial Solutions. Michael brings over thirty years of experience to Monument Re, having covered multiple roles in the life (re)insurance industry since 1980.

Lesley is a Chartered Accountant and has over 30 years’ experience in the (re)insurance industry in the UK, Bermuda and Ireland, including 8 years in audit specialising in insurance. Lesley has held a number of senior positions, including the position of Chief Financial Officer of XL Re Latin America Ltd. in Bermuda, Director of Finance and Operations for Catlin Insurance, Bermuda and Chief Risk Officer at SureStone Insurance dac in Ireland. She also acted as an Independent Risk Advisor to the Insurance Division of the Central Bank of Ireland from 2012 to 2016. She is currently an independent non-executive director of Aviva Insurance Ireland, dac, Monument Life Insurance dac, and ITX Re dac and a director of the CARI Foundation, a charitable organisation.

Monika Machon is an experienced investment executive and non-executive director with over 35 years’ experience in global asset management. She served on the Board of GAM Holding AG, a Swiss listed company, from 2019 to 2023, chairing GAM’s Risk Committee (2019-2023) and Audit Committee (2023). She served on the Board of Embark Investments Limited from 2020 to 2023. Monika currently serves as a Director of the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding (a US non-profit organisation) and is on the Board of Advisors of Rebalance Capital, an early-stage venture firm that invests in technologies propelling upward social mobility for low- and middle-income communities in the Americas.

Monika was a Senior Vice President at AIG (2009 to 2016), in roles including Treasurer, Chief Investment Officer, and CEO of AIG Investments Europe Limited. She holds a BSBA (Management) from Rockhurst College, as well as an MBA (Finance) and a Juris Doctor from Indiana University. Monika is a CFA Charterholder.