Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re, has announced that it has appointed Christian Kreutzer to the role of Executive Director, effective immediately.
Kreutzer will join the Nordic management team alongside David Egan, Mikkel Nyquist, Mark Cole and Randi Paulsrud and will report to Ditte Deschars, Regional Director and Head of Nordic at Gallagher Re.
Within his new role, Kreutzer will play an essential part in supporting Gallagher Re’s client servicing and growth commitment in the Nordic region. At the same time, he will also lead and drive product innovation across the wider EMEA N/E region, and support clients in helping them identify and capitalise on new business opportunities.
As a highly respected and established business developer, Kreutzer brings more than 20 years of experience within international business, across both treaty and facultative reinsurance, with him towards his new role at Gallagher Re.
Kreutzer joins Gallagher Re from global reinsurer Swiss Re, where he most recently served as Head of the Nordic, Baltics, Russian and Dutch region. Prior to that, he served as Head of Market Underwriting in Austria, Central & Eastern Europe, as well as leading Swiss Re’s facultative property & casualty team in Asia-Pacific from Hong Kong.
Kreutzer began his career in the industry in 1999 at Bayerische Rück, where he had a specialist focus on the Nordic and Dutch market, before moving to Swiss Re in 2002, initially as Head of the Nordic client relations team.
Addressing his appointment, Kreutzer said: “This is an exciting time to be joining Gallagher Re and the Nordic management team in particular. They have an excellent reputation and I am very much looking forward to working with them to identify new bespoke business opportunities and risk transfer strategies for our clients as we build out our regional presence.”
Deschars, added: “It is rare to find an individual with such an impressive depth and breadth of knowledge and solution-driven attitude – we are so delighted that Christian has chosen to join us. He will be a fantastic addition to our Nordic team and brings with him a wealth of knowledge that will be essential as we continue to strengthen our regional presence and execute on our growth strategy.
“Having personally known Christian for almost 20 years, and seen the integral role he has played in driving positive growth and development in every region he has worked, I know he will fast become an invaluable member of our team as we assist our clients in meeting their fast-evolving capital and risk management challenges.”
