Edward J. Zore to Join RenaissanceRe Board of
Directors
August 11, 2010 05:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time
PEMBROKE, Bermuda--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (NYSE:RNR) announced
today that William F. Hecht, 67, who has served as a member of the Board since November 2001, will retire as a
Director and that Edward J. Zore, the recently retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Northwestern
Mutual Life Insurance Company, will join the Board effective August 11, 2010.
Neill A. Currie, Chief Executive Officer, said, “We are indebted to Bill for the guidance he has provided over the
decade and for his significant contribution to our growth and development. We look forward to the new insights that
Ed will bring to the boardroom, after a career of leadership and achievement at Northwestern Mutual.”
W. James MacGinnitie, Chairman, added, “On behalf of the entire Board of Directors of RenaissanceRe, I thank Bill
for his years of service and expertise. I’d also like to welcome Ed, whose experience and financial expertise will
contribute greatly to the stewardship of the organization on behalf of all of its shareholders.”
Edward J. Zore, 65, has served in a variety of capacities at Northwestern Mutual, principally as Chairman (March
2009 to July 2010), as Chief Executive Officer (June 2001 to June 2010), and as President (March 2000 to March
2009). Mr. Zore currently serves on the Northwestern Mutual Board of Trustees. He joined the Northwestern
Mutual investment department in 1969, and also served as the company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, Chief Investment Officer, and as a director of Northwestern Mutual Series Fund, Inc. Mr. Zore is a member
of the Board of Directors of Manpower Inc., and chairs its Audit Committee. He is a former chairman of the board
of the American Council of Life Insurers, and former honorary board member of the Million Dollar Round Table
Foundation. Mr. Zore obtained his B.A. and M.A. in Economics from the University