FWD appoints Swiss Re dealmaker to board

Martin Zingg joins after the annual general meeting and takes a non-executive seat.

Hong Kong-listed insurer FWD Group has appointed Martin Zingg as a non-executive director, effective immediately following its annual general meeting.

Zingg will also join the board's audit and risk committees. 

Following the appointment, FWD Group's board comprises 14 directors, including nine independent non-executive directors, three non-executive directors and two executive directors.

Zingg currently serves as Group Head of Corporate Development and Strategic Investments at Swiss Re, where he oversees corporate development activities, including acquisitions, minority investments and private debt investments.

He has held a range of senior roles at Swiss Re in investment management and corporate development across the United States, Europe and Asia over more than 20 years. 

Before returning to Swiss Re, he spent more than five years as Group Chief Investment Officer at Catlin Group.

Zingg holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Zurich University of Applied Sciences and completed the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford Graduate School of Business.