Mr. James O’Shaughnessy has served as Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee since September 2018. Prior to joining the Archer Limited’s board of directors, Mr O’Shaughnessy served as Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller of Axis Capital Holdings Limited since March, 2012. Prior to that Mr. O’Shaughnessy has amongst other served as Chief Financial Officer of Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings and as Chief Accounting Officer and Senior Vice President of Scottish Re Group Ltd., and Chief Financial Officer of XL Re Ltd. at XL Group plc. Mr. O’Shaughnessy received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from University College, Cork, Ireland in 1985 and is both a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ireland and an Associate Member of the Chartered Insurance Institute of the UK.

Mr. O’Shaughnessy earned a Master’s Degree in Accounting from University College Dublin in 1986. Mr. O’Shaughnessy is an Irish,  British and Bermudan citizen, residing in Bermuda.