Mr. Sutherland joined James River in 2023 to establish the Management Liability division of the Company, aligned with efforts to drive diversified profitable growth across the E&S product portfolio. With over thirty years of industry experience, Mr. Sutherland previously served as Head of the US Central Zone at AXA XL ("AXA") with oversight of a multi-billion-dollar portfolio of diversified property and casualty lines. Prior to AXA, Mr. Sutherland spent 13 years at Allied World Assurance Company, where he led the development and build out of the US Central Region across all commercial lines. Mr. Sutherland has also held underwriting management roles at Axis Capital and American International Group earlier in his career. He is a graduate of Miami University.