Members of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors is responsible for the overall direction, supervision and control of the Swiss Re Group.

Members of the Board of Directors

According to the Articles of Association, the Board of Directors of Swiss Re Ltd, the holding company of the Swiss Re Group, consists of at least seven members. As of 31 December 2016 the Board of Directors consisted of the following members:

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Name

Nationality

Age

Initial election

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Initially elected to the Board of Directors of Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd, the Group’s former parent company, and subsequently elected to the Board of Directors of Swiss Re Ltd in 2011.

Walter B. Kielholz (Chairman)

Swiss

65

19981

Renato Fassbind (Vice Chairman,
Lead Independent Director)

Swiss

61

2011

Raymond K.F. Ch’ien

Chinese

64

20081

Mary Francis

British

68

2013

Rajna Gibson Brandon

Swiss

54

20001

C. Robert Henrikson

American

69

2012

Trevor Manuel

South African

60

2015

Carlos E. Represas

Mexican

71

20101

Philip K. Ryan

American

60

2015

Sir Paul Tucker

British

58

2016

Susan L. Wagner

American

55

2014

Company Secretary

 

 

 

Felix Horber

 

 

 

For full biographies, please visit: swissre.com/about_us/leadership/