Seasoned (re-) insurance industry professional & company executive with extensive connections in Central, Eastern, Southern Europe, London, Bermuda & the United States at both corporate and government pillars. Proven track record for deal making and strategic leadership. Implementation of mid and long-term projects at all stages with capability and strong motivation to achieve results. Effective interfacing of Western and Eastern European commercial cultures. Ability and track record of working with complicated situations. Speaker at international events with particular speciality to Catastrophic Bonds, Insurance-Linked Securities and Alternative risk transfer. Occasional visiting lecturer to various institutions on the topic of Disaster Risk Transfer including London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) and Central European University. Strategic management course lecturer for Chinese magistrate students of BSU’s School of Business. Particular interests comprise: ILS, Sovereign Disaster Risk Transfer, ECIS insurance market development, Parametric solutions in catastrophe reinsurance and Risk transfer to private capital markets, Chinese Belt & Road Initiative and its critical infrastructure protection solutions.