Swiss Re appoints current HR head for property & casualty reinsurance (P&C Re) Nicole Pieterse as chief people officer.
Pieterse will be taking over from Cathy Desquesses, who will step down. She joined Swiss Re in 2015 and will bring HR leadership expertise and a strong track record across the financial services industry, where she held a range of senior HR roles prior to 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.”
