BARNES Lize-Mari, SWISS Re Europe SA

Lize-Mari Barnes joined Swiss Re in South Africa in 2006 and relocated to Luxembourg in 2012. She holds the position as CFO for the Reinsurance Property and Casualty Business Unit. Previously she held various different CFO positions (of which the last CFO Reinsurance EMEA) as well as General Manager Luxembourg. 

Before joining Swiss Re in 2006, she worked for PwC in South Africa specialising in Financial Services. Lize-Mari has more than 20 years of experience in Financial services, majority in Reinsurance, both Property & Casualty and Life & Health. Lize-Mari is a member of the Swiss Re Global Property and Casualty Executive committee, member of the Boards of directors of Swiss Re Europe S.A. and Swiss Re International SE, Chairperson of the Swiss Re Capital Markets Europe S.A Board and also board member of Swiss Re Lux Funds. Lize-Mari is a qualified South African Chartered Accountant.