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Annual Report 2015

Members of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors decides on strategy and exercises ultimate supervision over the Group EC.

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 2015 the Board of Directors consisted of the following members:

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Name

Nationality

Age

Initial election1

1

The members were initially elected to the Board of Directors of Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd, the Group’s former parent company. All members were subsequently elected to the Board of Directors of the Group’s new holding company, Swiss Re Ltd, on 17 February 2011 with the exception of the following members who were elected to the Board of Directors of Swiss Re Ltd as follows: Renato Fassbind was elected on 15 April 2011, C. Robert Henrikson was elected on 13 April 2012, Mary Francis was elected on 10 April 2013, Susan L. Wagner was elected on 11 April 2014, and Trevor Manuel and Philip K. Ryan were elected on 21 April 2015.

Walter B. Kielholz (Chairman)

Swiss

64

1998

Renato Fassbind (Vice Chairman, Lead Independent Director)

Swiss

60

2011

Mathis Cabiallavetta

Swiss

70

2008

Raymond K.F. Ch’ien

Chinese

63

2008

Mary Francis

British

67

2013

Rajna Gibson Brandon

Swiss

53

2000

C. Robert Henrikson

American

68

2012

Hans Ulrich Maerki

Swiss

69

2007

Trevor Manuel

South African

59

2015

Carlos E. Represas

Mexican

70

2010

Jean-Pierre Roth

Swiss

69

2010

Philip K. Ryan

American

59

2015

Susan L. Wagner

American

54

2014

Company Secretary

 

 

 

Felix Horber

 

 

 

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