Brian Gray
Member of the Executive Committee and Chief Underwriting Officer
Brian Gray was appointed to Swiss Re's Executive Committee in September 2008 as Chief Underwriting Officer; he became a member of the Executive Board in September 2005 as Head of Property and Specialty.
Brian Gray is a Canadian citizen, born in 1962. He has a degree in economics from Wilfrid Laurier University and an MBA from the University of Toronto and is a Fellow of the Insurance Institute of Canada.
He joined Swiss Re in 1985 and worked in a variety of underwriting and marketing roles in Toronto. In 1994, he moved to Zurich, Switzerland, where he had roles in the former Asia-Pacific/Africa division and with corporate integrated risk management functions.
In 1997, he returned to Swiss Re in Canada, assuming responsibility for Underwriting, Claims and Special Lines activities. He was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Swiss Re Canada in March 2001.
September 2008
