Executive Management

In line with the applicable law, the Articles of Association and the Bylaws, the Board of Directors has delegated the management of Swiss Re Ltd and the Group to the Group Executive Committee.

Group Executive Committee (photo)

From left to right: Russell Higginbotham, CEO Reinsurance EMEA, Thomas Wellauer, Group COO, J. Eric Smith, CEO Reinsurance Americas, Edouard Schmid, Group CUO, Patrick Raaflaub, Group CRO, Christian Mumenthaler, Group CEO, John R. Dacey, Group CFO, Jayne Plunkett, CEO Reinsurance Asia, Guido Fürer, Group CIO, Thierry Léger, CEO Life Capital, Moses Ojeisekhoba, CEO Reinsurance, Agostino Galvagni, CEO Corporate Solutions

Members of the Group Executive Committee

The Group Executive Committee (Group EC) consisted of the following members as of 31 December 2018:

Name

Nationality

Age

Function

Christian Mumenthaler

Swiss

49

Group Chief Executive Officer

John R. Dacey

American

58

Group Chief Financial Officer

Guido Fürer

Swiss

55

Group Chief Investment Officer

Agostino Galvagni

Italian, Swiss

58

CEO Corporate Solutions

Russell Higginbotham

British

51

CEO Reinsurance Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)/ Regional President EMEA

Thierry Léger

French, Swiss

52

CEO Life Capital

Moses Ojeisekhoba

Nigerian, British

52

CEO Reinsurance

Jayne Plunkett

American

48

CEO Reinsurance Asia/Regional President Asia

Patrick Raaflaub

Swiss, Italian

53

Group Chief Risk Officer

Edouard Schmid

Swiss

54

Group Chief Underwriting Officer

J. Eric Smith

American

61

CEO Reinsurance Americas/Regional President Americas

Thomas Wellauer

Swiss

63

Group Chief Operating Officer