Wilhelm Zeller

Wilhelm Zeller has served as a director of the company since 2011. From 1996 until his retirement in 2009, Wilhelm was the CEO of Hannover Re Group. Prior to joining Hannover Re, from 1977 through 1995, Wilhelm was a member of the Executive Board of Cologne Re and then a member of the Executive Council of General Re Corporation, which became the principal shareholder of Cologne Re. Wilhelm serves on the board of directors of Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. and Towers Watson; he is also a member of various advisory and supervisory boards in Germany. Wilhelm has received numerous awards and recognitions from worldwide trade periodicals including Reinsurance Personality of the Year and the Lifetime Achievement Award. He holds a B.A. degree in business administration from the University of Applied Sciences in Cologne, Germany.