Bénédict G.F. Hentsch

Member of the Board of Directors (non-executive, independent)

Mr Hentsch, a Swiss citizen born in 1948, studied business administration at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland, graduating in 1972 with a master’s degree in business finance and accounting.

Mr Hentsch was a general partner of Darier Hentsch & Cie, Private Bankers, Geneva from 1985 until 2001. He chaired the Swiss Private Bankers Association from 1998 to 2001. In 2004, he founded GEM – Global Estate Managers – as well as Banque Bénédict Hentsch & Cie S.A., both entities dedicated to global wealth management.

Mr Hentsch was elected to Swiss Re’s Board of Directors in 1993. His mandate was renewed in 1997, 2001 and 2005, each time for a further four-year term. He is also a member of the board of the ISC Foundation and the MLE-Foundation, both at the University of St. Gallen.

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