The Supervisory Board of HANNOVER Re has appointed Silke SEHM as a full member of the Executive Board with immediate effect. She succeeds Jurgen GRABER, who passed away unexpectedly on 9 November 2018.

The German reinsurer informad that Silke SEHM will take responsibility for French-speaking and Nordic markets in Europe as well as Central and Eastern Europe and catastrophe business.

Silke SEHM studied mathematics at Leibniz University in Hannover. She joined Hannover Re in 1996 as an underwriter for property and casualty business, before moving to the area of Advanced Solutions in 1998. Since 2008 she has served as Managing Director overseeing all structured reinsurance business written by the HANNOVER Re Group with a premium volume of about EUR 2.6 billion.

"Silke SEHM joins us from within our own ranks and complements our Executive Board with her more than two decades of experience", said Ulrich WALLIN, Chief Executive Officer of HANNOVER Re.

"Her expertise in our industry and in the field of structured reinsurance solutions will help to advance Hannover Re's successful development."