2015 40 Bermuda:Re/insurance+ILS
securities (ILS) is a very attractive investment strategy and yet it is still relatively unknown to the vast majority of investors and, unfortunately, many asset management firms. I sense a very exciting win-win opportunity here because ILS could ultimately introduce the benefit of insurance to more communities, while offering true diversification to any investment portfolio. I want to be involved!
What has been the highlight of your career so far? Lola Myshketa
Job: Executive vice president Company: Sequant Re Career path 2015—Executive vice president, Sequant Re
Lola Myshketa brings to the Sequant Re team 17 years of successful international experience in investments and capital markets. Her areas of expertise include strategy, business development and sales leadership. She has a proven track record in raising capital for various alternative investment offerings, designing and executing the rollout of new products and opening new markets, while creating and implementing business structures and sales programmes that support a clear vision for business growth. She has an impeccable track record in building and managing long-term relationships with institutional and retail investors.
Prior to moving to Bermuda to lead the startup and the
development of the asset management offering for the Bermuda Commercial Bank (BCB), Myshketa held senior positions in the Canadian private financial sector, where she specialised in alternative investment and was very successful in raising capital and building investors’ awareness around alternative strategies. Prior to this she held various roles within the CIBC Group of companies, managing the financial affairs of high net worth individuals.
During her professional career, Myshketa has been awarded a number of certificates and diplomas. She holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Bocconi University, Milan, Italy, where she majored in banking and finance and graduated as valedictorian, and a Financial Management Advisor (FMA) designation from the Canadian Securities Institute.
Why did you choose to work in this industry?
Coming from an investment management background I have always been looking for new opportunities for my clients. Insurance-linked
“Embracing with enthusiasm all the changes that subsequently presented themselves, while succeeding in new markets, new industries and new roles is something I am very proud of.”
That is a tough one. It is even more difficult to answer because not many people can relate to the challenge of being born in Albania, an isolated Communist country, with very few prospects, especially for women. By doing well in school I was one of only three people awarded a full scholarship to study overseas. A whole new world opened up for me. Embracing with enthusiasm all the changes that subsequently presented themselves, while succeeding in new markets, new industries and new roles is something I am very proud of. As I look back on many individual highlights it is clear that I equate them with overcoming challenges.
What has been the biggest challenge you have encountered?
Almost every day, ever since I was a little girl, I would never seek praise, instead I invite criticism. I am constantly working to be a better version of myself. That creates a big challenge because you see yourself participating in a marathon with no finish line.
If you had chosen a different profession/career path, what would it have been?
I would have chosen to be a physics professor. I loved physics in a way I can’t describe. I would spend countless hours solving problems and preparing for local and national Olympiads of Physics. I wanted to become a physicist, but choosing to compete in such a male- dominated profession would not be a clever move in Albania. ■
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