Christian Silies

Christian Silies is President, Zurich Branch and Head of Global Specialty Reinsurance. With nearly 20 years of marine and energy reinsurance brokering and underwriting experience, he previously served as SompoRe’s Head of Global Aviation, Marine & Energy, Reinsurance. Before joining SompoRe, Mr. Silies was with AON Reinsurance Solutions in London, where he served as Head of Marine & Energy Composite and was a Member their Global Re Specialty Management Team and UK Reinsurance Executive Team. Prior to that, he had worldwide responsibility for the Marine and Energy Upstream business of a leading global reinsurer. Mr. Silies holds a degree in International Economics/Chinese from Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen, Germany and a Post-Graduate diploma in Marine Insurance from Lloyd’s Maritime Academy / World Maritime University.