Philip K. Ryan Former member of the Board of Directors (non-executive, independent)

Philip K. Ryan was elected to the Board of Directors of Swiss Re Ltd in 2015. He is a member of the Audit Committee and the Risk Committee.

Professional experience

Philip K. Ryan held various positions with Credit Suisse from 1985 to 2008, including Chairman of the Financial Institutions Group, Chief Financial Officer of Credit Suisse Group Ltd, Chief Financial Officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management and Managing Director of CSFB Financial Institutions Group. He was Chief Financial Officer of the 
Power Corporation of Canada from 2008 to 2012. In that capacity, he was a director of IGM Financial Inc., Great-West Lifeco Inc. and several of their subsidiaries, including Putnam Investments.

Educational background

• MBA, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, USA
• Bachelor's degree in Industrial and System Engineering, University of Illinois, USA

External mandates

• Operating Partner at MKB Growth Equity
• Member of the Board of Visitors at Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois
• Member of the Advisory Board at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute