Swiss Re appoints Jacques Aigrain as Chief Executive Officer
Swiss Re’s Board of Directors has appointed Jacques Aigrain, Chief Executive Officer, effective 1 January 2006. Jacques Aigrain, currently Deputy CEO of Swiss Re, succeeds John Coomber, who will retire as of 31 December 2005. Swiss Re’s Board of Directors will propose John Coomber for election to the Board at the annual share-holders’ meeting in April 2006. The hand-over in management is aligned with the implementation of Swiss Re’s new organisation structure ahead of schedule on 12 September 2005.
“Under John Coomber’s leadership Swiss Re strongly improved its results, strengthened its balance sheet and reset its strategic focus,” says Chairman of the Board of Directors Peter Forstmoser. “As weOnly users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.
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