Gen Re has recently announced that Nancy Roos has been appointed to the Executive Board of General Reinsurance AG, effective 1 April 2026, following the retirement of Mike O’Dea. General Reinsurance AG is Gen Re’s German legal entity and the main risk carrier for its international business.
Nancy Roos has been General Reinsurance AG’s Chief Financial Officer since 2019; and she will continue to serve in that role. Ms. Roos has more than two decades of experience at Gen Re, having joined the company in 2001 as part of the General Accounting team. Over the course of her career, she has held several senior finance and leadership roles, contributing significantly to the company’s financial governance and strategic development.
Ms. Roos played a pivotal role—first as International Financial Controller and later as General Reinsurance AG’s Chief Financial Officer—in major corporate technology transformation programs that strengthened the organization’s financial systems and reporting capabilities.
Commenting on the appointment, Charlie Shamieh, Gen Re’s Chairman and Chair of the General Reinsurance AG’s Executive Board, said: “Since assuming the role of CFO of General Reinsurance AG, Nancy has led the international finance function through an increasingly complex reporting and regulatory environment. I am confident that her deep institutional knowledge, strategic insight, and proven leadership will ideally complement the Executive Board.”
Mr. Shamieh added: “On the occasion of his retirement, I’d also like to extend my deep appreciation to Mike O’Dea for his remarkable contributions over the course of his career, as our global Gen Re Group CFO and longstanding member of the General Reinsurance AG’s Executive Board. He has demonstrated exceptional leadership in spearheading large-scale global initiatives, guiding the company through the implementation of major changes in accounting standards and systems that have strengthened Gen Re’s operational foundation. The company is profoundly grateful for his dedication and service and wishes him the very best in his retirement.”
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