Financial Services >> CEO Interviews >> May 4, 2009
W. MARSTON (MARTY) BECKER has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Max Capital Group Ltd. since October 2006. He has been a Director of Max Capital
Group Ltd., formerly known as Max Re Capital Ltd., and Max Bermuda Ltd.,
formerly known as Max Re Ltd., since April 2004. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Becker
was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Orion Capital Corporation, until its
sale in 1999 to Royal & SunAlliance, where he then served as Vice Chairman and a
Director of Royal & SunAlliance USA until 2000. He was President and Chief
Executive Officer of an Orion Capital subsidiary from 1994 to 1996. From 2002 to
2005, he led the restructuring and wind-down of Trenwick Group Ltd., a Bermuda
insurance company and its subsidiary, LaSalle Holdings from 2002-2007. From 2001
to 2004, he was non-executive Chairman of Hales & Company, a boutique insurance
industry investment bank and private equity investor. Mr. Becker is Chairman and
General Partner of West Virginia Media Holdings, which he co-founded in 2001. He
is a Director of Selective Insurance Group, Inc. Mr. Becker earned his Juris
Doctor and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degrees from West
Virginia University. He is a Certified Public Accountant and is an admitted
attorney in West Virginia. Profile
Mr. Becker: Max Capital celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. The company
was founded in 1999 and it has accomplished a number
