Global reinsurer Swiss Re has appointed Rafael Schneider as Market Head Mediterranean & Middle East, effective July 1st, 2026, and expanded the role of Thomas Rauber to include Switzerland and the Netherlands, while Mira Kiridzic-Bügler’s role will include the Nordics & CIS, effective August 1st, 2026.
These appointments follow Anna Ziswiler’s move to Asia.
Currently, Schneider is the Market Head for Germany, a role he has held since 2022, leading the reinsurer’s P&C business in the German market.
In the past, he held senior roles in business development, regional management for Southern Africa, and leadership of Swiss Re’s Global MGA & Client Review Team.
He will be succeeded in this role by Kristina Franke, also effective July 1st, 2026. Franke has been Market Head Nordics, Netherlands & CIS, since 2022, leading Swiss Re’s P&C business across those markets, following roles in actuarial product development at Generali and underwriting and solutions-focused senior positions at Swiss Re.
Rauber will continue to be responsible for Globals Key Account Management, while Mira Kiridzic-Bügler will hold on to her remit of Austria, Central and Eastern Europe.
Rauber has been Global Key Account Manager in Swiss Re’s Globals division since 2020, overseeing relationships with two Germany-headquartered global clients, following underwriting and client management leadership roles in Southeast Asia and an earlier start as a Property Treaty Underwriter in Zurich.
Kiridzic-Bügler has been Market Head Austria, Central and Eastern Europe since October 2020, leading Swiss Re’s P&C business across the region following a career spanning underwriting, strategy, and strategic leadership roles across facultative, human resources, and client markets since joining Swiss Re in 2002.
