Governance and risk management

Board of Directors and Executive Management

Board of Directors

  • Walter B. Kielholz, Chairman
  • Renato Fassbind, Vice Chairman
  • Raymond K. F. Ch’ien, Member of the Board of Directors
  • Karen Gavan, Member of the Board of Directors
  • Trevor Manuel, Member of the Board of Directors
  • Jay Ralph, Member of the Board of Directors
  • Joerg Reinhardt, Member of the Board of Directors
  • Eileen Rominger, Member of the Board of Directors
  • Philip K. Ryan, Member of the Board of Directors
  • Sir Paul Tucker, Member of the Board of Directors
  • Jacques de Vaucleroy, Member of the Board of Directors
  • Susan L. Wagner, Member of the Board of Directors
  • Larry Zimpleman, Member of the Board of Directors

Changes in 2018

  • Karen Gavan, Eileen Rominger and Larry Zimpleman were elected
    as new members of the Board of Directors.
  • Mary Francis, Rajna Gibson Brandon and C. Robert Henrikson
    did not stand for re-election.

Executive Management

  • Moses Ojeisekhoba, Chief Executive Officer
  • Russell Higginbotham, Member of the Executive Committee
  • Jonathan Isherwood, Member of the Executive Committee
  • Gerhard Lohmann, Member of the Executive Committee
  • Mike Mitchell, Member of the Executive Committee
  • Nicola Parton, Member of the Executive Committee
  • Jayne Plunkett, Member of the Executive Committee
  • Jason Richards, Member of the Executive Committee
  • James Shepherd, Member of the Executive Committee
  • John Eric Smith, Member of the Executive Committee
  • Torben Thomsen, Chief Risk Officer
  • Philip Long, Appointed Actuary

Changes in 2018

  • Torben Thomsen has been appointed Chief Risk Officer and is not a member of the Executive Committee.
  • Philip Long has been appointed Appointed Actuary and is not a member of the Executive Committee.
  • Jean-Jacques Henchoz decided to step down as member of the Executive Committee.
  • Peter Grewal decided to step down as Chief Risk Officer. He was not a member of the Executive Committee.
  • Michael Eves decided to step down from his position as Appointed Actuary. He was not a member of the Executive Committee.

Governance and risk management

As a Business Unit top-level entity, SRZ is subject to enhanced governance requirements, which apply to all Level I classified legal entities. All risk-related activities of SRZ and its subsidiaries are subject to Swiss Re’s risk management framework.

Swiss Re’s 2018 Financial Report describes the governance and risk management structure as it applies to SRZ. For more information, please refer to the Group governance and risk management section.