About Sharon Ooi

Sharon Ooi is an experienced business leader, board member, and strategy adviser. She loves to make complexity simple, create new connections, and when she is not doing that, she builds LEGO. Sharon Ooi of Swiss Re is set to join reinsurer Hannover Re’s Executive Board to strengthen its focus on Asia in January 2023, primarily based in Hong Kong. In her new role, Ooi will oversee the further expansion of the company’s property and casualty reinsurance business in the Asia-Pacific region. Ooi joins from rival reinsurance firm Swiss Re, who she joined in Asia in 2006, most recently serving as the Sydney-based Head of Australia and New Zealand. Previously, she held a variety of roles at Swiss Re’s property and casualty business in Asia.