Anders Malmstrom will become Swiss Re’s group CFO next April, replacing the retiring John Dacey.  

Mr Malmstrom will join from Athora Holdings, where he has been group CFO since 2021. He also has leadership experience at Equitable Holdings and Axa XL, and was Swiss Life’s senior VP in 2008.  

Swiss Re chairman Jacques de Vaucleroy says the reinsurer has appointed a “seasoned leader with deep expertise in finance and the insurance industry”.  

“We are convinced he is the right person to take the finance function forward after an orderly transition,” Mr de Vaucleroy said. “While it is too early to say goodbye to John Dacey, I would like to take this opportunity to thank him on behalf of the entire board of directors for his outstanding contributions to Swiss Re over the past 12 years. 

“Among his many achievements are the development of the finance function into a more efficient and aligned organisation across the group’s businesses and the successful implementation of Swiss Re’s transition to the International Financial Reporting Standards.”   

Swiss Re says Mr Dacey will continue to represent the company as a non-executive director on the boards of Asia-based insurers FWD and CPIC.