Judith Hanratty Named Director at PartnerRe

PartnerRe Ltd. yesterday announced that Judith Hanratty, OBE has been appointed to its Board of Directors. Ms. Hanratty, age 61, recently retired as Company Secretary and Counsel to the board of BP plc. During her 29 year career with the BP Group, Ms. Hanratty held senior executive positions in her native New Zealand and for 18 years at the Group's London Headquarters. She developed BP's model of Corporate Governance and was instrumental in instituting major changes to the Group's insurance and risk management arrangements in the early 1990's when she held the position of Chairman ...