Guy Carpenter hires Swiss Re exec as CEO of Pacific business

Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter & Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies (MMC), has appointed Andre Eisele as CEO of the Pacific Region.

Eisele joins Guy Carpenter from Swiss Re, where in the past three years he served as head of client markets property and casualty for Australia and New Zealand. He will be based in Sydney, and report to Tony Gallagher, Asia Pacific CEO.

Gallagher said: "Andre brings 17 years of international reinsurance experience covering many different Asian and European markets in addition to a solid understanding of the Pacific markets. I am pleased to have Andre leading the Pacific business where he established a strong reputation in the market coupled with extensive market knowledge.

The company has also hired Heinrich Eder to join its advisory board for the Pacific Region. Heinrich’s last position was managing director of Munich Holdings of Australasia in charge of life and non-life operations from 2005 to 2016.

"We are privileged to have Heinrich join Guy Carpenter at a time when so much is changing in the market. He brings a wealth of experience to the Pacific region where he has a great understanding of the issues facing our clients and the solutions to help them grow their business."