ZURICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
ACE Group today announced that Julie Schaekel, Chief Auditor since 2005,
will retire from the company effective June 1, 2015. Dimitry DiRienzo,
who currently serves as Senior Vice President and Controller for the
company’s international life insurance operations, has been named her
successor and will report to Philip V. Bancroft, Chief Financial Officer
of ACE Limited, and the audit committee of the ACE Limited Board of
Directors.
“Julie first joined ACE 17 years ago and has been a valued member of our
team. We thank her for her contributions to ACE, including a decade of
distinguished service as Chief Auditor. We wish Julie the very best,”
said Mr. Bancroft. “We are pleased to name Dimitry, who joined us eight
years ago, to this role. Dimitry’s auditing and finance experience are
the right fit.”
As Chief Auditor, Mr. DiRienzo will be responsible for all ACE internal
audit functions worldwide. He brings to his new role nearly 20 years of
experience in accounting, auditing and reporting for national and global
financial services companies. Mr. DiRienzo joined ACE in 2007 as Vice
President, Finance, for ACE USA, the company's retail broker-distributed
commercial P&C business, and was promoted to Senior Vice President in
2010. He was appointed Controller for ACE Life in 2014.
Prior to joining ACE, Mr. DiRienzo was with PricewaterhouseCoopers for
10 years, where he held positions of increasing responsibility as an
auditor of financial services clients. He is a certified public
accountant and a member of the American Institute for Certified Public
Accountants and the Pennsylvania Institute for Certified Public
Accountants. Mr. DiRienzo holds a B.S. degree in accounting from Drexel
University.
About ACE Group
ACE Group is one of the world’s largest multiline property and casualty
insurers. With operations in 54 countries, ACE provides commercial and
personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and
supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a
diverse group of clients. ACE Limited, the parent company of ACE Group,
is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ACE) and is a component
of the S&P 500 index. Additional information can be found at: www.acegroup.com.
Source: ACE Group