Property and casualty re/insurance holding company, Fairfax India Holdings Corporation, has appointed Debbie Chalkley as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Fairfax India, taking over from Amy Sherk, who has been named CFO of Fairfax, the controlling shareholder of Fairfax India, effective today.
Sherk will remain a Vice President of Fairfax India to ensure a seamless transition for her successor and to continue contributing to the firm’s long-term growth.
Chalkley joined Fairfax over 13 years ago, with her most recent role being the CFO of Onlia Insurance. Before this, she held several roles with increasing responsibility at Northbridge Financial Corporation, including VP in both finance and information technology.
Prem Watsa, Founder of Fairfax India, commented, “Fairfax India is fortunate to have had the benefit of Amy’s leadership, expertise, dedication and financial acumen for the past six years.
“I have no doubt Amy will continue to thrive in her new role as CFO of Fairfax. We are also excited to welcome Debbie to the Fairfax India team and look forward to working with her during the next phase of Fairfax India’s growth.
“As I have said many times, we are lucky to have the executive depth within the Fairfax family to continue to execute sound succession planning.”
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