Markus Schmid
Markus Schmid was appointed to Swiss Re's Executive Board in February 2008 as Head of Global IT.
A Swiss citizen born in 1959, he holds a masters degree in economics and computer science from the University of Zurich. He started his career at Andersen Consulting in 1991 and, from 1996 to 2000, worked for Boston Consulting Group, where he mostly focused on market strategy, client segmentation and business models/organisation as well as IT value management.
Markus Schmid joined Swiss Re in 2001 as Chief Information Officer and Executive Team Member of the Property & Casualty Business Group. His main focus was on managing the global implementation of the P&C application landscape. He fostered the development of a global approach to the operational steering of Swiss Re's P&C business and initiated the implementation of a global IT business support organisation on the basis of the ITIL framework.
In 2005 he was assigned responsibility for Swiss Re’s Client Markets & Products related business application architecture including Life & Health, Property & Casualty, AdminRe and Commercial Insurance business. He also played a crucial role in integrating the former Insurance Solutions' IT into Swiss Re's global IT organisation, while completing the successful rollout of the global business application architecture.
February 2008
