In addition to being a member of the Board, Mr. James Ash is also part of the Structured Finance Department at RGA, where he oversees the capital management of various RGA operating subsidiaries and the management of the affiliated reinsurance programs. Prior to that, Mr. Ash contributed to the Valuation Department at RGA, where he held the role of Approved/Appointed Actuary for RGA Americas., RGA Reinsurance Company (Barbados), Ltd., RGA Atlantic Reinsurance Company, Ltd., Manor Reinsurance, Ltd., and Reinsurance Company of Missouri, Incorporated. Mr. Ash has been at RGA since 1996, with valuation experience across all main product lines. Mr. Ash received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Actuarial Science from Maryville University. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries.
In addition to being a member of the Board, Ms. Hazel M. McNeilage is also an independent non-executive director of RGA. She was most recently Regional Managing Director, EMEA, for Northern Trust Corporation’s Asset Management division ("NTAM"). Ms. McNeilage, who joined NTAM in 2015, was responsible for the company’s business across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and was a Director of Northern Trust Global Investment Ltd. From 2012 to 2015, prior to joining Northern Trust, Hazel held a variety of roles with London-based Northill Capital Partners, including interim CEO for one of Northill’s affiliates. Before that, she spent two years as Head of Funds Management for QIC, a major sovereign wealth fund based in Brisbane, Australia. Previously, Ms. McNeilage was with Principal Global Investors, the asset management subsidiary of Principal Financial Group ("PFG"), from 2001 to 2009, during which she served in leadership positions around the world and served on several of the company’s boards. Before joining PFG, Ms. McNeilage spent more than a decade in global positions with Towers Perrin (now Willis Towers Watson), including a three-year term on its Board of Directors. She holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Lancaster, England, with majors in mathematics, economics, and operations research. She is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries of Australia, and a Board Leadership Fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors (U.S.). Ms. McNeilage holds certificates in cybersecurity from both Carnegie Mellon and Harvard University, certificates in Artificial Intelligence from MIT and Diligent Institute and a certificate in climate risk and sustainability form the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. Ms. McNeilage also serves on the Board of Directors of Everest Group, Ltd.
In addition to being a member of the Board, Mr. Michael Dougherty is a Senior Vice President of Marsh Management Services (Bermuda) Ltd ("Marsh Bermuda"), and in that capacity leads Marsh’s outsourced insurance management services provided to RGA Americas including its role as registered Principal Representative with the Bermuda Monetary Authority. With over a decade of Bermuda insurance experience Michael Dougherty leads the Marsh Bermuda commercial reinsurance team. The Commercial Team services several dozen long-term insurance companies in Bermuda including affiliated and non-affiliated business. This includes “turn-key” financial reporting solutions as well as Principal Representation. Michael is keen to provide his clients with advice on governance best practices, regulatory requirements and other matters as they arise. Michael sits on several Bermuda long-term Boards and is well informed on the ever-changing Bermuda long-term environment. In addition to servicing licensed companies, Michael has provided insurance licensing guidance to over a dozen new entrants during his tenure. Michael also manages the client relationships for a small number of large captive insurance companies. Michael joined the Marsh team in June 2014 and joined Marsh Bermuda in February 2022. Prior to working for Marsh Bermuda, Michael worked for the Marsh Halifax, Canada based Captive Operations Group. During his tenure he worked on increasingly complex clients and managed the operations of dozens of Commercial and captive insurance companies.
In addition to being a member of the Board, Mr. John Hayden is Executive Vice President, Controller of RGA. Mr. John Hayden joined RGA in 2000 and held the position of Vice President, Securities Exchange Commission Reporting and Investor Relations prior to his current role. Before coming to RGA, Mr. Hayden served in a finance position at General American Life Insurance Company and prior to that position, he was a senior manager at KPMG LLP, in the financial services audit practice, specializing in the insurance industry. Mr. Hayden also serves as a director and officer of several RGA subsidiaries. Mr. Hayden received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Missouri – St. Louis. He is a former Certified Public Accountant and holds the Fellow of the Life Management Institute (FLMI) designation.
In addition to being a member of the Board, Ms. Stephanie Koch is Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Actuary for RGA, Ms. Koch provides leadership for all aspects of actuarial valuation, financial projections, and related analytics for RGA’s worldwide operations. Ms. Koch also serves as a director and officer of certain other RGA subsidiaries. Since joining RGA in 2003, Ms. Koch has previously held pricing, valuation, in-force management, and risk roles at RGA. Prior to joining RGA, Ms. Koch held positions with MetLife and General American. In these roles, she handled a variety of actuarial projects, including product development and pricing of individual life insurance products. Ms. Koch received a Bachelor of Science in actuarial science from Maryville. University. She is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries (FSA) and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries (MAAA). She also holds the Fellow of the Life Management Institute (FLMI) designation.
