People: Schweizerische Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (SWCEY.PK)

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Name Age Since Current Position
Kielholz, Walter 58 2009 Non-Executive Chairman of the Board
Lippe, Stefan 54 2009 Member of the Executive Board, Chief Executive Officer
Cabiallavetta, Mathis 64 2009 Non-Executive Vice Chairman of the Board
Quinn, George 43 2007 Member of the Executive Board, Chief Financial Officer
Galvagni, Agostino 49 2009 Member of the Executive Board, Chief Operating Officer
Blumer, David 41 2008 Member of the Executive Board, Chief Investment Officer, Head of Asset Management
Geiger, Hermann 46 2009 Member of the Executive Board, Head of Group Legal
Horber, Felix 50 2007 Company Secretary
Gubler, Charlotte 57 2005 Member of the Executive Board, Head of Communications and Human Resources
Albers, Martin 49 2005 Member of the Executive Board, Head of Client Markets Europe
Lies, Michel 55 2005 Member of the Executive Board, Head of Client Markets
Ozendo, Pierre 59 2006 Member of the Executive Board, Head of Americas Division, Chairman & CEO of Swiss Re America Corporation
Mumenthaler, Christian 40 2008 Member of the Executive Board, Head of Life & Health
Wilson, W. Weldon 48 2007 Member of the Executive Board, Head of Global Admin Re & Run-off
Gray, Brian 47 2008 Member of the Executive Board, Chief Underwriting Officer
Oesterreicher, Martin 55 2005 Member of the Executive Board, Head of Casualty
Parker, Martyn 52 2006 Member of the Executive Board, Head of Asia
Isherwood, Jonathan 43 2007 Member of the Executive Board, Global Head of Claims and Liability Management
Singh, Raj 47 2008 Member of the Executive Board, Chief Risk Officer
Weber, Matthias 48 2008 Member of the Executive Board, Head of Property and Specialty
Schmid, Markus 50 2008 Member of the Executive Board, Head of Global IT
Coomber, John 60 2006 Non-Executive Director
Scott, Robert 67 2002 Non-Executive Independent Director
Breu, Raymund 64 2003 Non-Executive Independent Director
Gibson Brandon, Rajna 47 2000 Non-Executive Independent Director
Baer, Jakob 65 2005 Non-Executive Independent Director
Maerki, Hans 63 2007 Non-Executive Independent Director
Ch'ien, Raymond 57 2008 Non-Executive Independent Director
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Kielholz, Walter Mr. Walter Kielholz has been appointed as Non-Executive Chairman of the Board with effect from 1 May, 2009. He served as Non-Executive Independent Vice Chairman of the Board at Swiss Re since 2007 until 1 May 2009. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice Chairman from January 1, 2003. He studied business administration at the University of St. Gallen (Universitaet St. Gallen) and graduated in 1976 with a master’s degree in business finance and accounting. His career began at the General Reinsurance Corporation, Zurich. After working in the United States, the United Kingdom and Italy, he assumed responsibility for the company’s European marketing. In 1986, he joined Credit Suisse, Zurich, where he was responsible for client relations with large insurance groups in the multinational services department. At the beginning of 1989, he joined Swiss Re, Zurich. He became a member of the Executive Board in January 1993 and was Swiss Re’s Chief Executive Officer from January 1, 1997 to December 31, 2002. In June 1998, he was elected to Swiss Re’s Board of Directors, which at the same time appointed him Executive Director. Mr. Kielholz was elected to the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse Group in 1999. Since January 1, 2003 he has been Chairman of that company’s Board of Directors. In addition, he is a member of the European Financial Roundtable (EFR), a member of the Board (president in 2006/2007) of the International Monetary Conference and a member of the Institute of International Finance (IIF). He is also Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Avenir Suisse and a member of the Board and the committee of the Swiss Business Federation (economiesuisse). In 2005, he was elected to the Insurance Hall of Fame. Furthermore, Mr. Kielholz is Chairman of the Zurich Art Society.
Lippe, Stefan Dr. Stefan Lippe is a Member of the Executive Board and Chief Executive Officer at Swiss Re since February 12, 2009. Prior to this, he served as Deputy Chief Executive and Chief Operating Officer at the Company from September 1, 2008. He graduated in mathematics with business administration from the University of Mannheim (Universitaet Mannheim). He obtained his doctorate in 1982 while working as a scientific assistant to the chair of insurance business management, being awarded the Kurt Hamann foundation prize for his thesis. In October 1983, he joined Bavarian Re as a team member of a business analysis project. From 1985, he was involved in the casualty department’s operations in the German-speaking area. In 1986, he became Head of the non-proportional underwriting department. He was appointed deputy member of the Board in 1988 and a full member of the Board in 1991, when he assumed general responsibility for the company’s operations in the German speaking area. In 1993, he became Chairman of the Board of Management of Bavarian Re. Since 2001, he has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of the renamed Swiss Re Germany Holding AG. Dr. Lippe was appointed a member of Swiss Re’s Executive Board in 1995, as Head of the Bavarian Re Group. In 2001, he was assigned as Head of the Property and Casualty Business Group and appointed a member of the Executive Committee.
Cabiallavetta, Mathis Mathis Cabiallavetta has been appointed as Non-Executive Vice Chairman of the Board with effect from 13 March 2009. Mr. Mathis Cabiallavetta served as Non-Executive Independent Director at Swiss Re since September 1, 2008 until 13 March 2009. He graduated from the University of Montreal with a bachelor’s degree in economics and from the Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario with a master’s degree in economics. Mr. Cabiallavetta is a member of the Board of Philip Morris International and BlackRock, Inc. He serves as Chairman of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) International Advisory Board and is also a member of the Executive Advisory Board of General Atlantic Partners (GAP) in New York. He was Vice Chairman of MMC from May 1999 to August 2008. Prior to joining MMC in 1999, Mr. Cabiallavetta was Chairman of the Board of Directors of UBS AG, having held several senior positions in the company since 1971. He became President of the Group Executive Board in 1996 and was elected Chairman of UBS AG in 1998. He is a former member of the Bank Council of the Swiss National Bank and a past Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Swiss Bankers Association. He was also a member of the Committee of the Board of Directors of the Swiss Stock Exchange and the International Capital Markets Advisory Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Quinn, George Mr. George Quinn is Member of the Executive Board and Chief Financial Officer at Swiss Re since March 1, 2007. He holds a degree in engineering from the University of Strathclyde and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He started his career at KPMG in London where he held a number of positions as adviser and consultant to insurance and reinsurance companies. He joined Swiss Re in 1999 as Chief Accounting Officer, based in Zurich. In 2003, he was appointed Chief Financial Officer for the Financial Services Business Group. He moved to New York in 2005 as Regional Chief Financial Officer for Swiss Re Americas. He is also a Board member of IMD, an international business school.
Galvagni, Agostino Mr. Agostino Galvagni has been Member of the Executive Board and Chief Operating Officer of Swiss Re as of May 1, 2009. He joined Swiss Re’s Executive Board in September 2005 and became Head of Insurance and Specialty in Client Markets in 2008. He graduated in business management from the Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi in Milan and then joined Bavarian Re, Munich (a former Swiss Re subsidiary), as a trainee. After undertaking various activities in the fields of underwriting and marketing as well as project work, he joined Swiss Re New Markets, New York in 1998, structuring and marketing insurance-linked and asset-backed securities. He returned to Bavarian Re in 1999 as Member of the Board of Management. In 2001, Mr. Galvagni joined Swiss Re, Zurich, as Head of the Globals Business Unit and member of the Europe Division Executive Team. He was appointed to the Executive Board with effect from September 2005 to head the newly formed Globals and Large Risks Division within the Client Markets Business Function.
Blumer, David Mr. David J. Blumer is a Member of the Executive Board, Chief Investment Officer and Head of Asset Management at Swiss Re since May 1, 2008. He holds a degree in economics from the University of Zurich (Universitaet Zuerich). Before joining Swiss Re, he worked at Credit Suisse from 1993 to 2008 and held a number of positions in Zurich, London and New York. He was appointed Head of Trading and Sales in 2004 and headed Asset Management at Credit Suisse from January 1, 2006. He held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Asset Management and was a member of the Executive Board of Credit Suisse. His commitments to organizations outside Swiss Re include his membership of the Forum of Young Global Leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Geiger, Hermann Mr. Hermann Geiger is a Member of the Executive Board, Head of Group Legal at Swiss Re since January 13, 2009. He received LL.M. and Ph.D. degrees in law as well as a Ph.D. degree in economics and political sciences from Munich University (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen). He started his career as an attorney in private practice with a German law firm in 1993 and moved on to GE Insurance Solutions as an Associate General Counsel in 1995. In 2000, Mr. Geiger was appointed General Counsel Europe and Asia and later became a Board Member of GE Frankona in Germany and Denmark. He joined Swiss Re as Regional General Counsel Europe following the acquisition of Insurance Solutions from General Electric.
Horber, Felix Mr. Felix Horber is Company Secretary at Swiss Re since February 2007. He earned a doctorate in law in 1986, became an attorney in 1988 and graduated as an Executive Master of European and International Business Law (M.B.L.-HSG) in 2001. In 1993, he started his 14-year career with UBS, mainly focusing on Corporate Governance and corporate law matters. Since 2005, Mr. Horber has been Head of Policy & Corporate Governance. He is the author of several publications in the field of Swiss corporate law and serves as an additional judge at the Superior Court of the canton of Zug.
Gubler, Charlotte Ms. Charlotte A. Gubler is Member of the Executive Board and Head of Communications and Human Resources at Swiss Re since January 1, 2005. Ms. Gubler holds a degree from the Graduate School of Business Administration in Zurich. She joined Swiss Re in 1993 as Senior Credit Risk Manager in the Company’s Credit & Surety Department. Two years later, she was appointed to establish and lead the Global Credit Risk Management Function for Swiss Re Group. In 2000, she became a member of the Executive Team of the Financial Services Business Group and Head of Credit Solutions, the division which encompasses the global credit risk underwriting business of the Company.
Albers, Martin Mr. Martin Albers is a Member of the Executive Board and Head of Client Markets Europe at Swiss Re. Mr. Albers was appointed to the Executive Board in January 2002 and Head of Risk Solutions in June 2002. He became Head of Client Markets Europe in September 2005. Mr Albers graduated from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich (Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule Zuerich) in 1985 with a master’s degree in engineering and in 1991, he earned an MBA from the JL Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University, Chicago. He joined Swiss Re as head of Product Controlling in 1994, after having worked for over three years with Boston Consulting Group. In 1996 he became head of property and casualty business in Canada and, in 1999, in the United Kingdom.
Lies, Michel Mr. Michel M. Lies is a Member of the Executive Board and Head of Client Markets at Swiss Re since September 2005. He gained a degree in mathematics from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich (Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule Zuerich) in 1974. In 1978, he joined the Life department of Swiss Re in Zurich and was mainly active in the Latin American market. From 1983 to 1993, he was responsible for France and the Iberian peninsula and coordinated Swiss Re’s life strategy across the European Community. In 1994, he transferred to the non-life sector of the Southern Europe/Latin America department, where he was initially responsible for the Spanish market. He was appointed Head of the Southern Europe/Latin America department at the beginning of 1997. Mr. Lies became a member of the Executive Board in 1998 and was appointed Head of the Latin America division. In April 2000, he became Head of Europe Division of the Property and Casualty Business Group.
Ozendo, Pierre Mr. Pierre L. Ozendo is a Member of the Executive Board, Head of Americas Division and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Swiss Re America Corporation at Swiss Re since January 1, 2006. He is based in Armonk, New York, and leads the Company's reinsurance operations in the Americas region. Swiss Re’s Client Markets Americas division includes expertise in traditional life and health and property and casualty reinsurance, Global and National, Regional and Specialty, Marine, Facultative and Broker business, and spans from Canada to Latin America. Mr. Ozendo joined Swiss Re Group in 1995, taking an assignment as Chief Executive Officer of the subsidiary Union Re. In 1998, following Union Re's integration into Swiss Re, he was named Head of Asia and occupied that position until 2006 when he assumed his current role. Mr. Ozendo has more than 30 years of international experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry. Prior to Swiss Re, Mr. Ozendo worked for General Reinsurance Corporation for 20 years in several leadership roles. He began his career in insurance at the New York Life Insurance Company. Mr. Ozendo graduated from the University of San Francisco in 1971 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.
Mumenthaler, Christian Dr. Christian Mumenthaler is Member of the Executive Board and Head of Life and Health at Swiss Re since January 1, 2008. He also served as Chief Risk Officer of the Swiss Re Group with effect from January 1, 2005 to the end of 2007. Dr. Mumenthaler received a PhD from the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich (Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule Zuerich). He started his professional career in 1997 as an Associate at the Boston Consulting Group before joining Swiss Re in 1999 as manager in Group Strategic Planning. Between 1999 and 2002, Dr. Mumenthaler was responsible for a number of company projects, including innovative securitization solutions for the Group. In 2002, he established a new unit, Group Retro and Syndication, which was responsible for optimizing the Group's risk and capital base through retrocession and securitization. As Head of Group Retro and Syndication, he was responsible for a number of innovative capital market transactions, including the first securitization of mortality risk. His commitments in organizations outside Swiss Re include memberships in the International Risk Governance Council (IRGC) as Vice Chairman and the Young Global Leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Wilson, W. Weldon Dr. W. Weldon Wilson is a Member of the Executive Board and Head of Global Admin Re & Run-off at Swiss Re since 2007. He was appointed to the Executive Board in September 2003. He graduated from the Vanderbilt University School of Law in Nashville, Tennessee, in 1986 with a doctorate in jurisprudence. He also holds a BA in political science from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, Alabama. He worked for two Texan law firms as an associate attorney and was with Life Re from 1991 to 1998. He joined Swiss Re in 1998 as general counsel, secretary and director of Swiss Re Life & Health America Inc. and its subsidiaries. Before his appointment to the Executive Board, he held the position of executive vice president and head of the business engineering services unit, where he was responsible for overseeing the firm’s Admin Re program as well as other reinsurance solutions for life and health clients in North America.
Gray, Brian Mr. Brian Gray is a Member of the Executive Board and Chief Underwriting Officer of Swiss Re. Mr. Gray became a member of the Executive Board on September 12, 2005 as Head of Property and Specialty. On September 1, 2008, he was appointed to the Executive Committee as Chief Underwriting Officer. He has a degree in economics from Wilfrid Laurier University and an MBA from the University of Toronto and is a Fellow of the Insurance Institute of Canada. He joined Swiss Re in 1985 and worked in a variety of underwriting and marketing roles in Toronto. In 1994, he moved to Zurich where he held positions in the former Asia-Pacific/Africa Division, as well as corporate integrated risk management functions. In 1997, he returned to Canada where he assumed responsibility for Underwriting, Claims and Special Lines activities. He was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Swiss Re Canada in March 2001.
Oesterreicher, Martin Mr. Martin Oesterreicher is a Member of the Executive Board and Head of Casualty at Swiss Re since September 12, 2005. He joined Swiss Re in 1978 as a member of the Non-Proportional Property Treaty department. Since then, he has more recently worked on the underwriting side but across the entire time span for more than 15 years in various client market functions. From 1983 to 1989, he worked in Tokyo and from 1989 to 1992, in Zurich in marketing for the Japanese and South Korean non-life market, before moving to the non-life marketing department for Germany, Central and Eastern Europe. In 1997 he was appointed head of this market department and a year later joined the Executive Team of the Europe Division heading Property and Casualty Underwriting. From 2001 until September 2005, he served as Divisional Underwriting Officer for Europe Division.
Parker, Martyn Mr. Martyn Parker is a Member of the Executive Board and Head of Asia at Swiss Re. Mr. Parker was appointed to the Executive Board on September 12, 2005 and became Head of Swiss Re's Asia Division on June 1, 2006. From his Hong Kong base, he oversees Swiss Re's Asia-Pacific business, which covers both the Property and Casualty as well as Life and Heath sectors. He started work in the reinsurance industry at Mercantile and General Re in 1974, going on to cover career administration, underwriting and claims management, before he moved to Singapore as Life Representative. On his return from Singapore in 1991, he was Manager of the Life Underwriting and Claims area before becoming General Manager responsible for the Middle East, Israel, Japan and Korea for Property, Casualty, Life and Health businesses. In 1996, when Swiss Re acquired M&G Re, he became a Member of the Swiss Re Life Executive Board, responsible for Africa, Middle East, Israel and Indian Sub-Continent, and was based in Cape Town, South Africa, as Managing Director of Swiss Re Life and Health. In April 2001, he was named Chief Executive Officer of the United Kingdom company of Swiss Re Life and Health, with responsibility for the United Kingdom and Ireland. In mid 2005 he took charge of Life and Health Products on a global basis.
Isherwood, Jonathan Mr. Jonathan Isherwood is a Member of the Executive Board and Global Head of Claims and Liability Management at Swiss Re since January 1, 2007. He received an M.A. in economics from Cambridge University in 1989. He started his career as a consultant at Ernst & Young in 1991 and moved on to GE Capital as an audit/consulting leader in 1994. In 2000, Mr. Isherwood joined GE Insurance Solutions to build the Risk Management team and thereafter led the Global Property Division. In 2005 he became Chief Executive Officer of GE Frankona AG (Germany) and Chairman of the Board of ERC Copenhagen. In addition he had global responsibility as President of Product Strategy of GE Insurance Solutions. He joined Swiss Re as Head of Product Integration following the acquisition of Insurance Solutions from General Electric.
Singh, Raj Mr. Raj Singh is a Member of the Executive Committee and Chief Risk Officer at Swiss Re since January 1, 2008. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the Winona State University, Minnesota, and an MBA from the Thunderbird American School for International Management, Arizona. He worked for Citigroup from 1989 to 2001, where he held a number of senior positions, mainly in the area of credit and structured finance. Most recently, he was Managing Director Risk/ Merger and Acquisitions for Citibank Northern Europe and with site responsibility for Citibank Belgium. He joined Allianz SE, where he held the position of Group Chief Risk Officer from 2002 to 2007. Mr. Singh is a member of the International Financial Risk Institute, founding Chairman of the Chief Risk Officers Forum and an associate of the American Banking Association.
Weber, Matthias Mr. Matthias Weber is a Member of the Executive Board and Head of Property and Specialty at Swiss Re since September 2008. He graduated from the Swiss Federal Institute in Zurich (Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule Zuerich) with an MS in Physics and holds a Ph.D. in Natural Sciences. In 1992, he joined the R&D department of Swiss Re Zurich as an Expert for Natural Perils. He contributed to the development of Swiss Re's Cat models and helped perform internal planning and control processes such as the Cat Accumulation Control or CAMARES. In 1995, he became Leader of the Storm/Flood Group and Deputy Head of Swiss Re's Cat Peril Department. In 1997, he supported Swiss Re New Markets in developing Swiss Re's first cat bond. He joined the Swiss Re Americas Division in 1998 as an expert for international catastrophe perils. In 1999, he assumed responsibility for the Property Underwriting Unit of Global and National. In 2000, he became Regional Executive for the Western Region of the United States, located in San Francisco. In 2001, he assumed responsibility for Property Underwriting in United States/Direct and in 2005 became Head of the Property Armonk Hub. Since March 2008 he has been Head of Property Underwriting in the Americas Division.
Schmid, Markus Mr. Markus Schmid is a Member of the Executive Board and Head of Global IT (Information Technology) at Swiss Re since February 2008. He holds a masters degree in economics and computer science from the University of Zurich (Universitaet Zuerich). He started his career at Andersen Consulting in 1991 and, from 1996 to 2000, worked for Boston Consulting Group, where he mostly focused on market strategy, client segmentation and business models/organization as well as IT value management. Mr. Schmid joined Swiss Re in 2001 as Chief Information Officer and Executive Team Member of the Property and Casualty Business Group. His main focus was on managing the global implementation of the P&C application landscape. He fostered the development of a global approach to the operational steering of Swiss Re's P&C business and initiated the implementation of a global IT business support organization on the basis of the ITIL framework. In 2005, he was assigned responsibility for Swiss Re’s Client Markets and Products related business application architecture including Life and Health, Property and Casualty, AdminRe and Commercial Insurance business. He also played a role in integrating the former Insurance Solutions' IT into Swiss Re's global IT organization, while completing the rollout of the global business application architecture.
Coomber, John Mr. John R. Coomber is a Non-Executive Director at Swiss Re since February 27, 2006. He graduated in theoretical mechanics from Nottingham University in 1970. He started his career with the Phoenix Insurance Company. He joined Swiss Re in 1973. Having qualified as an actuary in 1974, he first specialized in the Company’s life reinsurance area. He was Swiss Re UK’s appointed actuary from 1983 to 1990. In 1987, he assumed responsibility for the Life division and, in 1993, was made Head of the company’s United Kingdom operations. Mr. Coomber was appointed as a member of the Executive Board in April 1995, responsible for the Group’s Life & Health Division. In June 2000, he became a member of the Executive Committee. He was Swiss Re’s Chief Executive Officer from January 1, 2003 until December 31, 2005, when he retired after 33 years of employment with Swiss Re. He also serves as a member of the supervisory board of Euler Hermes, as a director of Pension Insurance Company Ltd, MH (GB) Limited, Parhelion Capital Ltd, telent Ltd, and Qatar Insurance Services. He is also a trustee of The Climate Group, and a member of the Deutsche Bank Climate Advisory Panel. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Scott, Robert Mr. Robert A. Scott is a Non-Executive Independent Director at Swiss Re since 2002. He was educated at Scots College, Wellington, New Zealand. He has been a Senior Associate of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance (ANZIIF) since 1965 and was made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in 2002. Mr. Scott is a retired Group Chief Executive of CGNU plc, now Aviva. In the 1990s, he was Group Chief Executive of General Accident and, following the merger with Commercial Union in 1998, was appointed Group Chief Executive of CGU plc. Following the merger in 2000 with Norwich Union, Mr. Scott became Group Chief Executive of CGNU plc, retiring in May 2001. He was also Chairman of the Association of British Insurers from 2000 to 2001, and a Board member in the previous four years. He is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of Yell Group plc and a non-executive Director of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc. In addition, he is an adviser to Duke Street Capital and Pension Insurance Corporation Holdings LLP.
Breu, Raymund Mr. Raymund Breu is a Non-Executive Independent Director at Swiss Re. He graduated from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (Eidgenoessische Technische Hochschule Zuerich) with a doctorate in mathematics. Mr. Breu is Chief Financial Officer of the Novartis Group and a member of that company’s Executive Committee, positions he assumed when Novartis was created in December 1996. He joined the group treasury of Sandoz, a predecessor company of Novartis, in 1975. 10 years later, he was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Sandoz Corporation in New York. In 1990, he became Group Treasurer of Sandoz Ltd and, in 1993, Head of Group Finance and a member of the Sandoz Executive Board. Mr. Breu serves on the Swiss Takeover Board.
Gibson Brandon, Rajna Ms. Rajna Gibson Brandon is a Non-Executive Independent Director at Swiss Re since June 2000. She studied business and economics at the University of Geneva (Universite de Geneve), graduating with a BA in 1982 and a PhD in economics and social sciences in 1987. Ms. Gibson Brandon is currently professor of finance at the University of Geneva. She was a professor of financial economics at the University of Zurich from March 2000 until July 2008 and was previously a professor of finance at the University of Lausanne. She is also a Director of the National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) Financial Valuation and Risk Management research network, Director of Research of the Swiss Finance Institute (SFI) and an advisor to scientific councils of various educational institutions. She was a member of the Swiss Federal Banking Commission until the end of 2004.
Baer, Jakob Dr. Jakob Baer is a Non-Executive Independent Director at Swiss Re since May 2005. He became an attorney-at-law in 1971 and graduated from the University of Bern (Universitaet Bern) in 1973 with a doctorate in law. He began his career in the legal department of the Federal Finance Administration. In 1975, he joined Fides Trust Company, and following the management buy-out of Fides' advisory business, he became a member of the Management Board of KPMG Switzerland in 1992. In 1994, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of KPMG Switzerland and a member of KPMG's European and international Management Boards. He retired from KPMG in September 2004, having reached the statutory retirement age. He also serves on the Boards of Directors of Adecco S. A., Rieter Holding AG, Allreal Holding AG, Stauubli Holding AG and and two small-sized companies.
Maerki, Hans Mr. Hans Ulrich Maerki is a Non-Executive Independent Director at Swiss Re since April 20, 2007. He graduated with a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Basel (Universitaet Basel) in 1972. Mr. Maerki joined IBM Switzerland in 1973. After some years in the sales area, he was promoted to a number of managerial positions in IBM’s Paris European Headquarters as well as in IBM Switzerland. From 1993 to 1995, he led IBM’s business in Switzerland as General Manager, before moving to IBM Europe in Paris to build an Information Technology services business. In August 2001, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of IBM Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). From 2003 to 2005, he was also Chief Executive Officer of IBM EMEA. He retired from IBM after 35 years of service in April 2008. He is also a member of the Boards of ABB Ltd, Mettler-Toledo International and the Menuhin Festival AG Gstaad. He serves on the Foundation Board of Schulthess-Klinik in Zurich, on the Board of Trustees of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg as well as on the international advisory boards of the Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC) Paris, the IESE Business School University of Navarra (IESE), the IMD Business School in Lausanne and Bocconi University in Milan.
Ch'ien, Raymond Mr. Raymond K. F. Ch'ien is a Non-Executive Independent Director at Swiss Re since April 18, 2008. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a PhD in economics in 1978. He became a Trustee of the University of Pennsylvania in 2006. Mr. Ch’ien has been Chairman of CDC Corporation since 1999. He served as Chief Executive Officer of the company in 2005 and as acting Chief Executive Officer in 2004. From 1984 to 1997, he was Group Managing Director of Lam Soon Hong Kong Group. Mr. Ch’ien also serves as Chairman of the Boards of Directors of MTR Corporation Limited, Hang Seng Bank Limited and HSBC Private Equity (Asia) Limited. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Inchcape plc, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, Convenience Retail Asia Limited and The Wharf (Holdings) Limited. In addition, Mr. Ch’ien holds positions in several public service institutions. He is Chairman of the Hong Kong/European Union Business Cooperation Committee, a member of the APEC Business Advisory Council, Hong Kong, and honorary President of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries and a member of the Standing Committee of the Tianjin Municipal Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.

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