Board of Directors

The Board of Directors has the ultimate responsibility for the success and for delivering the sustainable interests of Swiss Re Ltd and the Swiss Re Group.

From left to right: Philip K. Ryan, Sir Paul Tucker, Raymond K.F. Ch’ien, Jacques de Vaucleroy, Eileen Rominger, Joerg Reinhardt, Walter B. Kielholz, Renato Fassbind, Susan L. Wagner, Trevor Manuel, Jay Ralph, Larry Zimpleman, Karen Gavan

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 2018 the Board of Directors consisted of the following members:

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Name

Nationality

Age

Initial election

¹	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

1998¹

Renato Fassbind
(Vice Chairman, Lead Independent Director)

Swiss

2011

Raymond K.F. Ch’ien

Chinese

2008¹

Karen Gavan

Canadian

2018

Trevor Manuel

South African

2015

Jay Ralph

American, Swiss

2017

Joerg Reinhardt

German

2017

Eileen Rominger

American

2018

Philip K. Ryan

American

2015

Sir Paul Tucker

British

2016

Jacques de Vaucleroy

Belgian

2017

Susan L. Wagner

American

2014

Larry Zimpleman

American

2018

Felix Horber

Company Secretary

Felix Horber, attorney-at-law, has been the Company Secretary of Swiss Re since 2007. He holds a PhD in Law, an Executive Master in European and International Business Law and is a Certified Director for Board Effectiveness.