Sovereign Risk Insurance Ltd. has appointed Sophie Demeyer as a vice president and senior underwriting officer. She will replace Nila Davda, who is relocating to open Sovereign's office in Dubai.

Ms Demeyer comes to Sovereign from a 13-year career in banking, including seven years as a senior manager in Fortis Bank's global export and project finance group in Brussels where, among other duties, she helped co-ordinate the bank's utilisation of political risk insurance.

Ms. Demeyer has a Law Degree and a postgraduate Degree in International Relations from the University of Leuven in Belgium, as well as a Masters of Law Degree from the University of London, King's College.