Christian Mumenthaler | |
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 Speaking at the 2021 World Economic Forum | |
| Born | 21 June 1969 |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Education | PhD in Physics (ETH Zurich) |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Title | Group Chief Executive Officer, Swiss Re |
Christian Mumenthaler (born 21 June 1969) is a Swiss citizen and current Group Chief Executive Officer of Swiss Re, a position he has held since 1 July 2016. [1] [2]
Mumenthaler holds a PhD from the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich. [2] [3]
Christian Mumenthaler started his career in 1997 as an associate with the Boston Consulting Group.
He joined Swiss Re in 1999 and was responsible for key company projects. In 2002, he established and headed the Group Retro and Syndication unit. Mumenthaler served as Group Chief Risk Officer between 2005 and 2007 and was Head of Life & Health between 2007 and 2010. In January 2011, he was appointed Chief Marketing Officer Reinsurance and a member of the Group Executive Committee and became Chief Executive Officer Reinsurance in October 2011.
In July 2016, Christian Mumenthaler was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer. On 1 January 2023, he additionally assumed the role of Chairman of the Swiss Re Strategic Council. [4] He will leave the position of Group Chief Executive Officer on 1 July 2024. [5]
The World Economic Forum appointed Christian Mumenthaler as a Young Global Leader from 2005-2010. [6]
Christian Mumenthaler has a Ph.D. from the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. [7]
Prior to his career in business, he created the 1994 Amiga computer game Colonial Conquest II, and made covers for albums by industrial music acts such as Front Line Assembly and X Marks the Pedwalk. [8]
Mumenthaler has a number of mandates including [3] [9]
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