Swiss Re hires Bronder from T-Systems to replace Wellauer as COO

Swiss Re has revealed that it has hired an executive from a Germany IT and consulting company to take over as chief operating officer in July. The reinsurer said the move is designed to strengthen its expertise in technology and digital transformation.

Anette Bronder will succeed Thomas Wellauer who will retire at the end of June. She joins Swiss Re from T-Systems International, where she was a member of the management board, responsible for building up and managing the growth areas ‘Internet of Things’, ’Public Cloud’ and ’Cybersecurity ’.

Prior to that, she held various global senior management roles at Vodafone and Hewlett Packard, covering design and delivery of digital services.

Swiss Re chairman, Walter Kielholz, said: “Anette Bronder’s strategic technology knowledge and a strong track record in operations delivery make her the ideal candidate to support Swiss Re in being at the forefront of technological changes that are taking place in our industry - and to not only lead our Group Operations function but to also help us accelerate the digitisation of our whole value chain.”

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