The Supervisory Board of Hannover Rück SE has appointed Jean-Jacques Henchoz as a member of the Executive Board with effect from 1 April 2019. Following the end of the Annual General Meeting on 8 May 2019 he will succeed Ulrich Wallin as Chief Executive Officer of Hannover Rück SE. On the same date, Ulrich Wallin will retire in accordance with the Company's statutes, after his extremely successful service to Hannover Re.

Since 2011, Jean-Jacques Henchoz has been in charge of the region Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Swiss Reinsurance Company, Zurich, taking responsibility for both the life and non-life business of Swiss Re in this region. In January 2012, he was appointed as a member of the Executive Committee of the Swiss Re Group in this capacity.