John has been Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AXIS Managing Agency since Q1 2024.  He also leads the Specialty Underwriting team within AXIS Global Markets.  He began his insurance career in 1991 at Commercial Union, before moving to Lloyd’s in 1996 at DP Mann and then Novae in 1999.

John specialised in underwriting Credit & Political Risks for the first 20 years of his career but took on increasingly broader management roles from 2011 when he became Novae’s Deputy Active Underwriter.  John joined AXIS when it acquired Novae in 2017, initially as Head of Marine & Political Risks.

He is an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute, and previously served on the Management Committee of ICISA (International Credit Insurance and Surety Association) and as a member of the LMA Political Risks & Financial Contingencies Committee.