Arch welcomes new head of operations

Arch Capital Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: ACGL) recently promoted Mark Lyons to the position of president and chief operating officer of Arch Insurance Group (U.S.), effective immediately.
In his new role, Lyons will assume responsibility for each of the underwriting units of Arch’s U.S.-based insurance operations.
Lyons, 49, joined Arch Insurance Group in August 2002 as senior vice president and chief actuary and was promoted in 2003 to the position of executive vice president of group operations and chief actuary.
Prior to joining Arch, he served as executive vice president of product services at Zurich U.S and vice president and actuary at Berkshire Hathaway Insurance Group.
Lyons holds a B.S. degree from Elizabethtown College. He is also an associate of the Casualty Actuarial Society and a member of the American Academy of Actuaries.