Velina Peneva CEO Life & Health Reinsurance
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Professional experience
Velina Peneva started her career at Bain & Company in 1998 in Boston and became Partner in 2011. She was a leader in the private equity practice in Zurich, and in 2015 became a member of Bain's internal investment committee.
Velina Peneva joined Swiss Re in 2017 as Head Private Equity in Group Asset Management and, in 2019, became Co-Head of Client Solutions and Analytics overseeing ALM and Investment Steering. She was appointed Group Chief Investment Officer and member of the Group Executive Committee in 2023. In this role she was responsible for managing Swiss Re's asset balance sheet as well as overseeing the Group's corporate development and the Alternative Capital Partners division, which manages risk-sharing capacity, retrocession and third-party investor capital.
Effective 1 October 2026, Velina Peneva was appointed Chief Executive Officer L&H Reinsurance.
Educational background
- Master’s degree in Business Administration, Harvard Business School, Boston, USA
- Bachelor's degree in Economics & Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics, Wellesley College, Wellesley, USA
External mandates
- Member of the Board of Directors of Familie Ernst Basler AG