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Personnel changes in the Nationale Suisse Board of Directors
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Hans-Jörg Vetter will be standing down from the Nationale Suisse Board of
Directors with effect from the next Annual General Meeting. Nor will Dr Walter
Grüebler be available for re-election for a further term of office. The Board
will propose to the Annual General Meeting that Bruno Meyenhofer be elected as a
new member. In addition, three members are standing for re-election. The Board
of Directors is envisaging the introduction of a one-year term of office for
both new and re-elected members.
Hans-Jörg Vetter will stand down from the Board of Directors of Swiss National
Insurance Company Ltd at the
Annual General Meeting on 6 May 2013. Hans-Jörg
Vetter is the Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors at Landesbank Baden-
Württemberg, Stuttgart, and has been a member of the Board of Directors since
2011. Dr Walter Grüebler will also not be available for re-election for a
further term of office, on age grounds. Dr Walter Grüebler was elected to the
Board of Directors in 2005.
Board of Directors nominates Bruno Meyenhofer for election
The Board of Directors will propose to the shareholders that Bruno Meyenhofer be
elected as a new member. Bruno Meyenhofer has been a member of the Board of
Directors at New Reinsurance Company in Zurich since 2011, having previously
held various managerial positions at PartnerRe and "Winterthur". "With his
many
years' experience in the insurance industry and his knowledge in the areas of
reinsurance and risk management, Bruno Meyenhofer will be a valuable addition to
the Board", says Dr Andreas von Planta, Chairman of the Nationale Suisse Board
of Directors.
Three outgoing members up for re-election
The Annual General Meeting on 6 May 2013 also marks the end of the terms of
office of Dr Andreas von Planta (Chairman of the Board of Directors), Dr Bruno
H. Letsch (Vice-Chairman) and Peter E. Merian. All three are available for re-
election. Dr Andreas von Planta is a partner at a law firm in Geneva. For many
years until his retirement in 2005, Dr Bruno H. Letsch held various positions in
asset management with SwissRe. Peter E. Merian was Chairman of the Executive
Board of Bank Sarasin for twelve years and a member of the Sarasin Board of
Directors from 2006 to 2009.
Term of office to be reduced to one year
The Board of Directors is proposing a one-year term of office to the forthcoming
Annual General Meeting, for both new and re-elected officers, instead of the
current three years. This is a first step in implementing the "Minder
Initiative".
Brief portrait
Bruno Meyenhofer
Master in Mathematics (University of Fribourg),
MBA (European Business School INSEAD in Fontainebleau)
born 1948, Swiss citizen
Bruno Meyenhofer held various managerial positions from 1987 to 1998 at what was
then the "Winterthur", heading up the Engineering Reinsurance, Group Risk
Management and Reinsurance Non-Life divisions. From 1997 to 1998 he was also a
member of the Executive Board of the "Winterthur" Group. In 1998, when the
"Winterthur's" reinsurance business was taken over, he joined PartnerRe, where
he held the positions of COO Reinsurance from 1999 to 2002, CEO PartnerRe Global
from 2002 to 2008 and Chairman PartnerRe Global from 2009 to 2010.
Bruno Meyenhofer has been a member of the Board of Directors at New Reinsurance
Company, Zurich, since 2011.
Brief profile
Nationale Suisse is an innovative, international and independent Swiss insurance
group providing first-rate risk and pension solutions in non-life and life
business as well as a growing number of tailored specialty lines products.
Consolidated gross premiums came to CHF 1.5 billion in 2011. The Group comprises
the parent company and about 20 subsidiaries and branch offices for focused
product lines in Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Germany, Belgium, Liechtenstein,
Malaysia, Latin America and Turkey. The headquarters of Swiss National Insurance
Company Ltd are in Basel. Nationale Suisse is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange
(NATN). As of 30 June 2012, the Group employed 1 877 staff (full-time
equivalents).
Information
Remo Meier Nationale Suisse
Investor Relations Steinengraben 41
Phone +41 61 275 22 45 4003 Basel
Fax +41 61 275 22 21 Switzerland
remo.meier@nationalesuisse.com www.nationalesuisse.com/investor-
relations
Christina Hartmann Nationale Suisse
Media Relations Steinengraben 41
Phone +41 61 275 23 40 4003 Basel
Fax +41 61 275 22 21 Switzerland
christina.hartmann@nationalesuisse.com www.nationalesuisse.com/media-
relations
Key dates
Publication of Annual Report 2012 27.03.2013
Media conference to announce financial 27.03.2013
results
at Widder Hotel, Zurich 27.03.2013
Financial analysts' conference
at Widder Hotel, Zurich 06.05.2013
Annual General Meeting, Basel
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