George Quinn
Member of Executive Committee, Chief Financial Officer
George Quinn has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of Swiss Re Group with effect from 1 March 2007. He also joined the Executive Board and became a member of the Executive Committee.
George Quinn, a British citizen born in 1966, holds a degree in engineering from University of Strathclyde and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. He started his career at KPMG in London where he held a number of positions as adviser and consultant to insurance and reinsurance companies.
George Quinn joined Swiss Re in Zurich in 1999 as Chief Accounting Officer. In 2003 he was appointed Chief Financial Officer for the Financial Services business group. He moved to New York in 2005 as Regional Chief Financial Officer for Swiss Re Americas. He assumed a leading role for the company in increasing transparency and disclosure to investors. He also had a major influence on international accounting developments affecting the reinsurance industry representing Swiss Re in discussions with key regulatory bodies such as the SEC, the International Accounting Standards Board and the Swiss regulatory bodies.
March 2007
