PartnerRe Ltd. has announced the appointment of Charles Goldie as head of specialty lines at PartnerRe Global, effective from September 1, 2010.

The specialty lines business unit in PartnerRe Global comprises agriculture, surety and specialty casualty outside of North America as well as credit, marine, aviation, energy treaty, engineering treaty and specialty property treaties written on a world-wide basis.

Mr. Goldie succeeds Emmanuel Clarke, who has been appointed CEO of PartnerRe Global, also effective September 1, 2010, and he will report to Mr. Clarke.

Mr. Goldie is currently the head of risk management and reserves for PartnerRe's Global operations. He has 22 years experience in the re/insurance industry. He joined PartnerRe in 2002 as senior vice-president, head of specialty lines for PartnerRe US. He was appointed head of risk management and reserves of PartnerRe's Global operations in 2009. Prior to joining PartnerRe, Mr. Goldie was casualty underwriting manager and chief actuarial officer at Gerling Global Reinsurance Corporation of America.

Mr. Goldie will remain responsible for risk management and reserves, Global until a successor is appointed.

Costas Miranthis, chief operating officer at PartnerRe Ltd., said: "Charlie's broad experience in underwriting and risk management functions have equipped him well to take on the management of our global specialty lines business unit. We have benefitted from Charlie's management skills and intellectual agility in his previous positions at PartnerRe and I am sure that Charlie will continue to display those qualities in managing one of our more diverse, as well as complex, business units. I extend my congratulations to Charlie in his new role."