Swiss Re has named George Quinn as group chief financial officer as of 1 March 2007.

Quinn, who is currently regional chief financial officer for Swiss Re Americas, succeeds Ann Godbehere.

"The entire Board of Directors and Executive Board thank Ann for her
dedication and commitment to the firm in a career which spans more
than 25 years with Swiss Re and the former Mercantile & General
Reinsurance", says Peter Forstmoser, chairman of the board.

"With George Quinn, Swiss Re has nominated an international financial
expert with extensive knowledge of Swiss Re and its markets. We are
looking forward to working with him in a team", Forstmoser added.

Quinn has also been elected to the group's executive committee.

At a recent board meeting, Swiss Re Markus Diethelm, group chief legal officer, Philip Lotz, chief executive of Capital Markets and Advisory, and Jonathan Isherwood as global head of claims and liability management.