Shane Fitzsimons, the previous chief monetary officer who left American Worldwide Group earlier this 12 months following a medical depart of absence, has handed away.

When Fitzsimons’ medical depart was introduced in January, then international chief actuary Mark Lyons stepped in as interim CFO. Lyons, nevertheless, was fired a few weeks later attributable to violations of confidentiality/non-disclosure obligations.

The place was subsequently crammed by Sabra Purtill, who initially served in an interim capability earlier than formally succeeding Fitzsimons as finance chief when he stepped down as a substitute of coming back from his medical depart.  

In a web based put up, AIG mentioned: “We prolong our deepest sympathies to Shane’s household and pals.”

Chair and chief government Peter Zaffino, in the meantime, posted a protracted assertion, as seen beneath.

A chartered accountant from Eire, Fitzsimons got here on board AIG in 2019 and assumed the CFO position throughout the pandemic. Additional particulars of his passing weren’t introduced.

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