Cathy Desquesses Group Chief Human Resources Officer & Head Corporate Services

Professional experience

Cathy Desquesses started her career at General Electric (GE) in 1998, where she held various management roles across different business lines and countries. In 2010, she became the Global HR Leader for GE's Oil and Gas Industry unit in Florence, Italy. She then served from 2012 to 2014 as HR Operations Leader Europe at GE Corporate, also in Florence, Italy, from 2014 to 2016 as Global HR Leader for GE's Oil and Gas business sector in Boston MA, USA, and finally from 2016 to 2018 as Global HR Leader for GE Power in Baden, Switzerland. In 2018, she joined Sodexo in Paris, France, as Chief People Officer. Cathy Desquesses joined Swiss Re in June 2021, and was appointed Group Chief Human Resources Officer and member of the Group Executive Committee effective July 2021. Effective 1 January 2022, she also assumed responsibility for Corporate Services.

Educational background

• DESS Labour and Employment Law, Pantheon-Assas University, Paris, France
• Master's degree in Labour and Employment Law, Law School of Rennes, Rennes, France

External mandates

• Board member of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce