Ms. Skala was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of ACE Tempest Re Bermuda in June 2007 with responsibility for all operating aspects of ACE’s Bermuda-based property and casualty reinsurance business, including underwriting, finance, claims and administration. She reports to Jacques Bonneau, President and Chief Executive Officer of ACE Tempest Re Group.

Prior to her appointment, Ms. Skala served as Senior Vice President and Chief Underwriting Officer for U.S. Property Catastrophe at ACE Tempest Re Bermuda.

Ms. Skala joined ACE Tempest Re in July 2002 as Vice President of US Property Catastrophe. She previously held the position of Vice President at Benfield, Inc. (formerly known as E.W. Blanch Co.) where she spent a total of eight years in various roles with a focus on Property Catastrophe business, including three years as a reinsurance broker and five years in the organization’s catastrophe modeling unit (Catalyst).

Ms. Skala holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mount Holyoke College and the Associate in Reinsurance (ARe) designation.