Gerardo García has over 25 years’ experience in the global insurance and banking sectors. Gerardo is the founder, and Chairman of Barents Re Reinsurance Company, Inc., a role for which he has been awarded numerous leadership accolades on an international basis.

Gerardo’s prior experience includes investment banking, M&A and advisory roles to national governments on financial services regulations. Gerardo serves as a Board Director for a number of insurance and reinsurance companies alongside his role as Board Director for both Credit & Commerce Bank and for Canal Bank S.A., the latter which he founded in 2014.

Stephen has more than 40 years experience in senior executive and financial positions in a wide range of U.S. U.K., and L.A. companies transforming and restructuring operations

in a number of diverse industries such as shipping, development and infrastructure, real estate, agriculture, consumer goods and retail. He is a Chartered Management Accountant and holds an MBA in finance and banking.

Dirk Bormann has wide experience in the construction sector and has served on the board of directors of Philipp Holzmann AG, Hochtief AG and Wayss & Freytag.
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He is Chief Executive Officer of the German Federal Association for Economic Development and Foreign Trade.

Gary Callaghan’s career spans over 30 years in the reinsurance industry. Formerly Managing Director of Aon Europe, Gary has also held senior positions in Benfield and Willis.

​Gary was reinsurance buyer for a premier Lloyd’s syndicate before joining Barents Re as Head of Retrocession, and was recently appointed as Managing Director of Barents Re Cayman Islands. Gary is also a non-executive Director for a London based broking house.

John Harbor has over 36 years’ experience in the international insurance industry, having undertaken numerous senior management roles in accounting, audit and finance.
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More recently, John has held senior non-executive Director roles in insurance and wider industry sectors. John is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.