Group Executive Committee

Group Executive Committee (photo)

Andreas Berger was appointed CEO Corporate Solutions and a member of the Group EC as of 1 March 2019, succeeding Agostino Galvagni, who decided to step down at the end of 2018. Anette Bronder became Group COO and a member of the Group EC as of 1 July 2019, succeeding Thomas Wellauer, who retired on 30 June 2019. Nigel Fretwell, Group Chief Human Resources Officer, and Hermann Geiger, Group Chief Legal Officer, were appointed as new members of the Group EC, effective 1 July 2019. Since 1 July 2019, the Group EC consists of 14 members, prior to that it consisted of 12 members. Russell Higginbotham assumed the role of CEO Reinsurance Asia and Regional President Asia on 8 July 2019, succeeding Jayne Plunkett who decided to pursue an opportunity outside Swiss Re.

Urs Baertschi was appointed CEO Reinsurance EMEA and Regional President EMEA and a member of the Group EC as of 1 September 2019, succeeding Russell Higginbotham.

  • Urs Baertschi
  • J. Eric Smith
  • Edouard Schmid
  • Moses Ojeisekhoba
  • Christian Mumenthaler
  • John Dacey
  • Anette Bronder
  • Andreas Berger
  • Thierry Léger
  • Nigel Fretwell
  • Guido Fürer
  • Patrick Raaflaub
  • Russell Higginbotham
  • Hermann Geiger

For further information, please see Executive Management in the Financial Report.