Thus, AIG announced today that effective January 1, 2022, Mark LYONS, currently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, AIG, will step into a newly created role of Executive Vice President, Global Chief Actuary and Head of Portfolio Management, AIG. In this role, Lyons will oversee AIG's global actuarial and ceded reinsurance functions, as well as lead ongoing improvements and repositioning in AIG's commercial and personal insurance portfolio. When Mark LYONS transitions to his new role, Shane FITZSIMONS will become Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, AIG. Mark LYONS and Shane FITZSIMONS will both continue reporting to Peter ZAFFINO and remain members of AIG's Executive Leadership Team.
Mark LYONS joined AIG in July 2018 as Chief Actuary, General Insurance, with more than 40 years of experience in the insurance industry. He assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer, AIG in December 2018. Prior to joining AIG, he was the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Arch Capital Group, Ltd. He was previously Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Arch Worldwide Insurance Group after serving in various capacities within Arch Insurance U.S. operations. Prior to Arch, Mark held positions of increasing responsibility at Zurich U.S., Berkshire Hathaway and previously at AIG.
Shane FITZSIMONS joined AIG in July 2019 as Global Head of Shared Services. He has held roles with increasing responsibility, most recently serving as Executive Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer, which included Head of Financial Planning & Analysis. He also oversaw the implementation of AIG 200 across AIG. Previously, he spent 23 years at GE, 13 of which as an Officer, in operational and financial leadership roles across the United States, Asia, and Europe, including Global Head of Shared Services, Chief Financial Officer for all international operations, Head of Financial Planning and Analysis across GE and Chief Financial Officer of GE Aviation Services. He has been a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (FCA) in Ireland since 1993.
AIG also announced that Elias HABAYEB, currently Chief Financial Officer, General Insurance and Deputy Chief Financial Officer, AIG, has been named Chief Financial Officer for AIG's Life & Retirement business, effective immediately. Elias HABAYEB is replacing current Life & Retirement Chief Financial Officer, Tom DIEMER, who is leaving the company to pursue other opportunities.
Elias HABAYEB has been with AIG for more than 16 years, serving in a number of senior financial roles, most recently as Chief Financial Officer for General Insurance where he oversaw all finance activities supporting the General Insurance business. He also served as AIG's Deputy Chief Financial Officer and will continue to serve as AIG's Chief Accounting Officer through February 2022. His previous roles included Chief Financial Officer of International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC), a wholly owned subsidiary of AIG, where he led efforts for its ultimate sale in 2014. Prior to AIG, HABAYEB was a partner at Deloitte and has more than 25 years of financial services experience in banking and insurance.
As part of the ongoing work to separate the Life & Retirement business, including portions of AIG's Investments unit, Elaine ROCHA, currently Global Chief Operating Officer, Reinsurance, has been promoted to Global Chief Investment Officer, AIG, effective immediately. She reports to Mark LYONS and will transition to reporting to Shane Fitzsimons in January 2022. Elaine ROCHA will lead the Investments unit that will remain with AIG.
Over her more than 11-year tenure with AIG, Elaine ROCHA has made significant contributions across multiple AIG businesses and functions, including Reinsurance; Investments; Legal and AIG 200. From 2015 to 2020, Elaine ROCHA served as Global Chief Operating Officer for AIG's Investments unit. Before joining AIG, Elaine ROCHA served as an attorney in private practice for over a decade.
AIG also announced that Ted DEVINE has joined AIG as Global Head of AIG 200, reporting to Peter ZAFFINO. Ted DEVINE has been advising AIG on its AIG 200 effort since 2019, focusing on technology delivery and user experience. In this new role, he will be responsible for overseeing and driving continued momentum across AIG 200 as the company modernizes its infrastructure.
Prior to joining AIG, Ted DEVINE served as Founder and CEO of Insureon (a leading InsureTech broker), President of Aon Global Retail Brokerage, CEO of Aon Reinsurance, President of Aon Americas, a senior partner at McKinsey and Company focusing on the Insurance sector, and Senior Manager of Deloitte's M&A Practice where he focused on capital structure transactions.
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