AXIS Capital has named Matthew Kirk (pictured) as its next chief financial officer, effective March 2026, as part of a planned leadership transition.
Kirk will succeed Peter J. Vogt, who will serve as a strategic advisor through the end of 2026 to assist in the handover.
Kirk is currently CFO of Enstar Group Limited and has nearly 30 years of experience in insurance, finance, and accounting, with a background in the property and casualty sector. He will join AXIS in the fourth quarter of 2025 as an advisor before formally taking on the CFO role.
At Enstar, Kirk has been CFO since March 2023, overseeing global finance operations. Before that, he served as group treasurer, handling treasury, capital management, and investor relations.
His earlier roles include senior leadership positions at Sirius International Insurance Group, where he was group treasurer and president and managing director of Sirius Investment Advisors.
Kirk began his career at Arthur Andersen as an assurance and business advisory manager. He is a certified public accountant (inactive) and holds an MBA from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware.
Based in New York, he will report to President and CEO Vince Tizzio and serve on the company’s executive committee.
“In Matt, we are bringing onboard a highly accomplished global finance leader with the experience necessary to help propel our success further. He has a track record of helping drive top- and bottom-line growth, demonstrating strong capital management, and leading finance modernisation initiatives that increase productivity and efficiency on a global scale,” Tizzio said.
The leadership change comes amid AXIS’s recent financial results; in the second quarter, the company reported net income of US$216 million, up from US$204 million a year earlier, and operating income of US$261 million.
Gross premiums written increased 3% to US$2.5 billion, with a 7% rise in the insurance segment partially offset by a 7% decline in reinsurance.
Earlier this year, AXIS also implemented leadership changes in its global markets division, aimed at strengthening underwriting coordination and improving collaboration across specialty lines.
The restructuring included new oversight roles for delegated authority business, such as managing general agents and coverholders, as well as a dedicated transformation leadership position.
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