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Dean R O'Hare
Dean O’Hare retired in December 2002 as Chairman and CEO of the Chubb Corporation based in Warren, New Jersey. He joined Chubb as an underwriter trainee and was later named an officer of the corporation, then Chief Financial Officer and, finally, President in 1986.
He is a leading voice on international trade issues and is the Chairman of the United States Council for International Business and has served as a member of the President’s Trade Committee.
Mr O’Hare is a director of a diverse group of public, private, and not-for-profit organisations. His public directorships include: HJ Heinz Company where he is chairman of the Audit Committee, a member of the Compensations Committee and the Executive Committee; The Flour Corporation where he is chairman of the Audit Committee, a member of the Organisation Committee and the Executive Committee; AGL Resources where he is a member of the Audit and Governance Committees. His private directorships include: SeaPass Solutions (an Israeli software company) where he is non-executive Chairman; and DFA (a privately held Capital Management company).
His not-for-profit activities include: Vice-Chairman of the United States Council on International Business; Co-Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, the Intrepid Museum in New York, and St. Benedict’s Preparatory School in Newark, New Jersey.
He holds a BS degree in Financial Management from New York University and an MBA from Pace University Graduate School of Business Administration.
Mr O’Hare is married to Kathleen Walliser and has two sons.
