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Walter B. Kielholz

Advisor at Corsair Capital

Mr. Kielholz is a Corsair Advisory Board member. He has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Swiss Reinsurance Ltd (“Swiss Re”) since 2009. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse Group AG since 1999 and was Chairman of the bank’s Board of Directors from 2003 to 2009.

Mr. Kielholz began his career at the General Reinsurance Corporation, Zurich in 1976. He joined Credit Suisse in 1986, where he was responsible for client relations with large insurance groups in the multinational services department. In 1989, Mr. Kielholz joined Swiss Re, Zurich. He became a member of the Executive Board in 1993 and was Swiss Re’s Chief Executive Officer from 1997 to 2002. He was Executive Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors from 2003 to 2006 and Vice Chairman from 2007 to 2009.


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