The appointments provide additional technical expertise across data and underwriting operations, helping drive the business’ continued growth.
MS Reinsurance, the global reinsurer, announces the appointment of four senior leaders who, together, will continue to innovate the business by enhancing operations, maintaining a high level of service for their clients and brokers. All four will be based in Zurich, Switzerland.
Benedikt Schmid joined as Chief Information and Data Officer on 1 February 2023 and reports to Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Robert Wiest. Benedikt brings 24 years of experience in the reinsurance industry and was previously Chief Information Officer at Axis Re. In his new role, Benedikt leads the implementation of MS Reinsurance’s IT strategy, aimed at improving the use of data and technology to support the business.
Susanne Gnädinger joined as Chief Transformation Officer on 1 November 2022 and also reports to Robert Wiest. She is spearheading the recently-rebranded business’ modernization journey and joined from Partner Re where she spent 17 years developing deep expertise in business processes, systems design, and integrating new technologies for reinsurance.
Marcus Pollak joined as Head of Underwriting Operations on 1 February 2023 and reports to Grégoire Mauchamp, Chief Technical Underwriting Officer. In this newly created role, Marcus leads the Underwriting Operations team and supports a wide range of products and processes globally, across various geographies. Marcus also joins from Axis Re where he led the Global Underwriting Support team. He brings strong technical qualifications with a successful track-record in senior leadership positions.
On 1 March 2023, Stefan Behr will join MS Reinsurance as Head of EMEA Group Clients, International Casualty and Engineering and report to Jörg Bruniecki, Chief Underwriting Officer EMEA. Stefan brings a blend of business development, client management, and underwriting experience and joins from Swiss Re where, most recently, he was the Head of Business Development EMEA. His appointment further strengthens the company’s growing, global underwriting team, enhancing their commitment to providing best-in-class reinsurance solutions.
Robert Wiest, CEO, MS Reinsurance, commented:
Our future success at MS Reinsurance will be defined by our ability to expand our customer-centric approach and provide our valued partners with bespoke, innovative, and efficient solutions. I am delighted to welcome Benedikt, Susanne, Marcus, and Stefan to MS Reinsurance. All four join our growing team as we embark on our next chapter. We are committed to investing in our people and with more than 75 years of specialist experience, collectively, we are excited about the expertise they bring to the MS Reinsurance team.