Bermuda-based Assured Guaranty Ltd. has announced that chief operating officer Sean McCarthy will be leaving the company at the end of the month to pursue other opportunities.Assured Guaranty’s operating units will now report directly to Dominic Frederico, president and CEO of Assured Guaranty.“Sean joined Assured Guaranty in July 2009, when we acquired Assured Guaranty Municipal Holdings Inc., formerly Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd. (FSA Holdings), and has made a strong contribution toward the successful integration of FSA Holdings into Assured Guaranty,” said Mr. Frederico.“Over 24 years at FSA, Sean played a major role in building FSA into an industry leader and served as its president and chief operating officer from 2002 to 2009. We wish him the best in his new endeavours.”