Swiss Re group COO exits, new digital chief takes helm in management shake-up

Global reinsurer  Swiss Re has appointed a new group chief digital & technology officer as part of a reorganisation of its operations.

Pravina Ladva (pictured) will take on chief digital role with all technology-related responsibilities bundled under his leadership, while group chief operating officer Anette Bronder will leave the company, and group operations will be reorganised.

Ladva will also join the group executive committee, effective 1 January 2022. She is currently Swiss Re’s group digital transformation officer, a role she has held since July 2020. Prior to that, she served as chief technology and operations officer for Swiss Re’s digital white-label provider of property & casualty and life & health insurance, iptiQ. Prior to joining Swiss Re in 2017, she held various roles at Barclaycard, including COO Digital Marketplace and CIO Barclaycard Business Solutions.

As part of the reorganisation, corporate real estate & services and communications will report into group chief human resources officer Cathy Desquesses, and other functions will report into areas of the organisation that align with their mandates.

Swiss Re group chief executive officer Christian Mumenthaler said: “Over the past two years Anette Bronder has successfully driven the digital transformation of Swiss Re across all areas of the company. We would like to thank Anette Bronder for her valuable contribution to Swiss Re and wish her all the very best in her future endeavours. We are confident that Pravina Ladva will continue to advance digitalisation of our entire value chain in her new role.”

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