Swiss Re appoints its current HR head for property & casualty reinsurance (P&C Re) Nicole Pieterse as its chief people officer, taking over from Cathy Desquesses.
Pieterse joined Swiss Re in 2015 and will bring HR leadership expertise and a track record across the financial services industry, where she held a range of senior HR roles before joining Swiss Re.
Swiss Re chairman of the board of directors Jacques de Vaucleroy says: “The Board welcomes Nicole Pieterse to the Group Executive Committee as a distinguished and highly accomplished HR leader. The Board of Directors and I personally regret yet fully understand and support Cathy’s decision to step down. We are grateful for four and a half years of outstanding collaboration during which she was instrumental in shaping Swiss Re’s path to renewed success.”
Swiss Re Group CEO Andreas Berger says: “Cathy has played a pivotal role in Swiss Re’s transformation. We are sorry to see her leave and wish her the very best as she takes time to focus on her health. I am pleased that with Nicole we have appointed an excellent leader from within our own ranks. Together with my Group Executive colleagues I look forward to advancing Swiss Re’s strategic people agenda with her.”
