Personal Information

Address:	9617 Winter Rd. (Traverse City) Williamsburg, MI 49690
Phone:	231-938-9785
Cell:	989-430-6946

Current Employment

Company:	Paul D. Brink, Attorney-at-Law
Address:	PO Box 262 Elk Rapids, MI 49629
Phone:	989-430-6946
Fax:	231-938-8942
Email:	BRINKLAW@charter.net

Previous Employment

Company:	The Dow Chemical Company
Position(s) and Responsibilities:	Director of Risk Management and Insurance (Simultaneously, at Dorinco Reinsurance Company - President and CEO); Director of Corporate Taxation; Corporate finance/SEC/M&A/Corporate governance attorney; Director of Taxes for Europe, Mideast and Africa (based in Zurich, Switzerland); Staff Attorney for Korea and Southeast Asia (based in Hong Kong)

Credentials

Attorney:	Yes
Education:	Licensed to practice law in Michigan and Indiana (inactive in Indiana); B.S. Mechanical Engineering (Purdue University); J.D. (Indiana University)
Other Information:	Considerable experience in global corporate insurance (and insurance subsidiary) operations, including related tax, accounting and regulatory issues in U.S., Bermuda and Jersey. Have had responsibility for both the purchasing and selling of insurance and reinsurance, including the negotiation of complex risk financing structures. Full resume and references available upon request.

Work Experience

Reinsurance Company: 8 years

Executive Officer (CEO, COO, CFO, Chief Actuary): 4 years. CEO

Board of Directors: 4 years. Member of board of directors; chief tax counsel for parent co.

Independent/Other Relevant Experience: 4 years

Other: 4 years. Director of Risk Management and Insurance

Breakdown of Experience

Captives/Risk Retention Groups   20% Commutations   15% Directors & Officers   10%

Environmental/Pollution   10% Finite   10% Catastrophes (Casualty)   10%

Catastrophes (Property)   10% Alternative/Self-Insurance/Risk Management   10% Political Risk   5%

By Market

U.S. Market: 40%

U.K. Market: 20%

Bermuda/Off-shore Market: 30%

European Market: 10%

Insurance vs. Reinsurance: 50/50%
Treaty vs. Facultative Reinsurance: 50/50%
Former Insurance or Reinsurance Company Officer
Former Insurance or Reinsurance Company Director

Mediation Experience

Number of Mediations

As Mediator: 15 - 20

ARIAS Experience

Workshops, as Trainee: 1; September 2009

Ethics Training, as Trainee: 1; September 2009

Arbitration Experience

Number of Arbitrations

As an Arbitrator: 1
As an Umpire: 1

Arbitrator Experience

Number of Arbitrations

1	Appointed as an arbitrator.

Umpire Experience

Number of Arbitrations

1	Acted as an umpire through the organizational meeting or the arbitration has only reached this stage and the resolution of significant pre-hearing motions.

Biography