TRUSTEE NEWS
A Warm Welcome Kevin Bogardus ’89 was appointed to the Board of Trustees in June. Bogardus has a proven track record of building successful businesses from scratch in Asia, most recently leading Chubb China, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the NYSE-listed, $74 billion market capital Chubb Ltd. During his junior year at The Frederick Gunn School, Bogardus spent a year abroad in Rennes, France, as part of the School Year Abroad program run by Andover, Exeter and St. Paul’s schools. He graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa from Tufts University, where he double majored in international relations and Asian studies. He has lived in several countries in Asia for 28 years and Shanghai for the past 16 years. He began his career as the chief representative for Winterthur Insurance Company in Shanghai and Beijing. From 1996 to 2009, Bogardus served as Taiwan CEO and Hong Kong and Mainland China Managing Director for AON Benfield. From 2009 to 2015, he served as Chief Advisor to Huatai P&C Insurance Co., Ltd., where he led a team of ACE advisors focused on underwriting, claims, distribution, financial planning, and execution. He became managing director of
the ACE Division of Lloyd’s China in Shanghai in 2015, and since 2016 has served as Country President and Vice Chairman of the Board of Chubb Insurance Co. Ltd., in Shanghai. He is also board member for Chubb Insurance Hong Kong. In 2019, Bogardus was honored with the Silver Magnolia Award in recognition of his contributions to Shanghai’s Kevin Bogardus ’89 development. Fluent in three languages, English, Chinese, and French, he serves as vice chairman of both the Beijing Foreign Investment Association and the Shanghai Association of Foreign Investment. He is a founding member of the Shanghai Global Reinsurance Committee and has been a featured speaker at numerous seminars and conferences, including the 2021 Chinese People’s Political Consulting Conference. He and his wife, Christina, have two boys, Conrad, 11, and Nolan, 8.
Fond Farewells The Board of Trustees has expressed its admiration and gratitude on behalf of the entire Frederick Gunn School family to these three Trustees, who retired from the board this past year. William T. Tolley P’08 ’14 served for nine years as a Trustee and valuable member of numerous committees, including finance, investment, enrollment, and the governance committees. He has been a loyal Frederick Gunn School parent, friend and supporter. He retired from the Board in April. Tolley brought a steady hand, thoughtful commentary, and valuable insight into matters of progress and growth. He proved to be a thoughtful leader of the Finance Committee, helping to establish policies and processes to help ensure financial sustainability for the School. As treasurer of the Executive Committee, he will leave a lasting impact on the
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William T. Tolley P’08 ’14
