Stefan Lippe
Chief Executive Officer, Member of the Executive Committee
Mr Lippe, a German citizen born in 1955, graduated in mathematics with business administration from the University of Mannheim. He obtained his doctorate in 1982 while working as a scientific assistant to the chair of insurance business management, being awarded the Kurt Hamann foundation prize for his thesis.
In October 1983, he joined Bavarian Re as a team member of a business analysis project. From 1985, he was involved in the casualty department's operations in the German-speaking area. In 1986, he became head of the non-proportional underwriting department.
He was appointed deputy member of the board in 1988 and a full member of the board in 1991, when he assumed general responsibility for the company's operations in the German-speaking area. In 1993, he became chairman of the board of management of Bavarian Re.
Stefan Lippe was appointed a member of Swiss Re's Executive Board in 1995, as Head of the Bavarian Re Group. In 2001, he was assigned as Head of the Property & Casualty Business Group and appointed a member of the Executive Committee. In September 2008 he took over as Chief Operating Officer and was also appointed Deputy CEO. He was appointed Chief Executive Officer with effect from 12 February 2009.
