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

George Quinn was elected to the Board of Directors of Swiss Re Ltd in 2025. He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Risk Committee.

Professional experience

George Quinn was Group Chief Financial Officer at Zurich Insurance Group from May 2014 to March 2024. He was also Chairman of Zurich Insurance Group’s EMEA region from 2015 to 2016. Prior to that, he was Group Chief Financial Officer at Swiss Re from 2007 to 2014. George Quinn held several leadership positions at Swiss Re after joining the company as Chief Accounting Officer in 1999, including as Regional Chief Financial Officer for the Americas based in New York. He started his insurance career in 1988 as an auditor at KPMG in London, moving to KPMG in Bristol in 1993 to support the foundation of a new life insurance practice and to Zurich in 1996, where he specialised in US capital markets advisory work.

Educational background

• Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering in Manufacturing Sciences and Engineering, University of Strathclyde, Scotland
• Chartered Accountant (ACA), member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), United Kingdom

External mandates

• Advisory Board member of Viridium Group Sarl and Viridium Group GmbH & Co. KG
• Supervisory Board member of Viridium Holding AG and its insurance subsidiaries