Christian Mumenthaler

Chief Executive Officer Reinsurance

Born: 1969

Nationality: Swiss

Christian Mumenthaler – Chief Executive Officer Reinsurance (photo)

Professional experience

Christian Mumenthaler started his career in 1997 as associate with the Boston Consulting Group. He joined Swiss Re in 1999 and was responsible for key company projects. In 2002, he established and headed the Group Retro and Syndication unit. He served as Group Chief Risk Officer between 2005 and 2007 and was Head of Life & Health between 2007 and 2010. In January 2011, Christian was appointed Chief Marketing Officer Reinsurance and member of the Group Executive Committee until he became Chief Executive Officer Reinsurance that October. Christian will become Group CEO as of 1 July 2016.

External appointments

  • Board member of International Risk Governance Council (IRGC)

Educational background

  • PhD in Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland