The Supervisory Board of reinsurer Hannover Ruck SE has appointed Sharon Ooi as an additional member of the Group's Executive Board effective January 2023.

"Hannover Re is thus strengthening its focus on Asia as a growth region. Ooi will oversee the further expansion of Hannover Re's Property & Casualty reinsurance business in Asia-Pacific", as the German reinsurer announced on its website.

Sharon Ooi joins from Swiss Re and will be primarily based in Hong Kong.

She joined Swiss Re in Asia in 2006 and most recently served as the Sydney-based Head of Australia and New Zealand.

Before that, she held various positions at the reinsurer's property and casualty business in Asia. She holds an Honours Degree in Cell and Molecular Biology from the National University of Singapore.