Andreas Berger will hit the road as CEO to vow Swiss Re can hold course

Andreas Berger will start his term as Swiss Re group CEO with a global road trip to put him in touch with clients, investors and other stakeholders, in part to assure that the group's current course will be held. 

“I can take over as CEO at a point in time when the business is well set up,” Berger told shareholders of the pending transition to his recently announced tenure as CEO. “I will expand on this success.”

Berger presented his top qualifications for the job in the broadest multi-cultural terms, from a childhood across three countries in two continents and a professional life spanning seemingly countless countries across the globe.  

He’ll put those inter-cultural skills to use from day one. 

“In the months to come, I am going to travel a lot and have a lot of talks with customers, especially important to me, to colleagues, to investors, with regulators, with analysts and I will listen attentively to what I am going to be told,” he said. 

Berger claims to feel “well prepared” after five years on the executive board at the top of Swiss Re’s primary commercial business Corporate Solutions and after a career in primary insurance in contact with Swiss Re. 

“I know what needs our customers have and I know especially what they appreciated about Swiss Re,” he said. 

Berger will take over at the group’s top spot from July 1, replacing Christian Mumenthaler who served in the post for eight years. 

Andreas Berger will step down as the CEO of Corporate Solutions, a post he held since being brought on board to Swiss Re 2019. Swiss Re has initiated a selection process for his successor.

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