Executive Management

A. Greig Woodring

President and Chief Executive Officer

Greig is President, Chief Executive Officer, and a Director of Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated. Prior to becoming President of RGA, Greig served as Executive Vice President of General American Life Insurance Company, in charge of all reinsurance business. He joined General American in 1979 as an associate actuary. Greig then held a series of progressively more responsible positions within the reinsurance line and was named President and CEO in May of 1993 when RGA became a public company. Before coming to General American and RGA, Greig worked as an actuary at United Insurance Company in Chicago, Illinois.

Jack B. Lay

Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Jack is a Senior Executive Vice President and the Chief Financial Officer of Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated. Before joining RGA in 1994, Jack served as Second Vice President and Associate Controller at General American. Jack joined General American in 1991; before that, he was a partner in the financial services practice with the St. Louis, Missouri office of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.

Paul A. Schuster

Senior Executive Vice President, U.S. Division; Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, RGA Reinsurance Company

Paul is Senior Executive Vice President of U.S. Operations for Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated. Paul is also Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, RGA Reinsurance Company and Reinsurance Company of Missouri, Incorporated. Before assuming his current position, Paul served as Chief Actuary. Prior to the 1993 public offering of RGA, he served as Second Vice President and Reinsurance Actuary for General American. Paul has also served in various positions at ITT Lyndon Insurance Group and General Reassurance Corporation.

Graham S. Watson

Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer; Chief Executive Officer, RGA International Corporation

Graham is Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated, and Chief Executive Officer of RGA International Corporation. Prior to his current positions, he was Executive Vice President, Market Development, and President and Chief Executive officer of RGA's Australian subsidiary. He also served as Vice Chairman of RGA's Canadian subsidiary, and consulted to RGA for a number of years, prior to joining the company in 1996.

Brendan J. Galligan

Executive Vice President, International Business Development, RGA Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated

Brendan is Executive Vice President, International Business Development at RGA Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated. He joined RGA in 1991 as a founding member of the RGA Canada operation. Since 1994, Brendan has guided the expansion of RGA in the Asia Pacific region, and has overseen the opening of offices in Hong Kong, Tokyo, Sydney, Taipei, Seoul, and Beijing as well as the creation of a joint venture company in Malaysia. In 2008 his scope of operations grew to include Europe, Russia, Latin America, South Africa, India and the Gulf States, in addition to the Asia Pacific region. Brendan began his career in 1978 as an underwriter at North American Life in Toronto, joining the reinsurance industry in 1983.

John Laughlin

Executive Vice President, RGA Financial Markets

John is Executive Vice President of RGA Financial Markets. He was Executive Vice President of RGA Financial Group, L.L.C., from its inception in 1995, joining RGA with the formation of RGA Financial Markets in 2000 and the acquisition by RGA of its remaining interest in RGA Financial Group. In 1979 John joined ITT Financial Corporation as a vice president responsible for developing the financial reinsurance market.

Joni Wood Lehman

Executive Vice President, RGA Reinsurance Company

Joni is Executive Vice President of RGA Reinsurance Company. She joined RGA in 2001 as Vice President, Operations, overseeing administration, claims, treaty development and client file management. Under her leadership, RGA successfully transitioned the life reinsurance business acquired from Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America. Joni was subsequently named Senior Vice President. Prior to joining RGA, she served in various pricing, retrocession, administration and claims capacities with the reinsurance division of Lincoln National Corporation. Joni is a Fellow of the Life Management Institute.

Robert M. Musen

Executive Vice President, RGA Reinsurance Company

Bob joined RGA in 2000 as an Executive Vice President and functions as the CEO’s chief of staff, performing a multi-faceted job that includes leading several of RGA’s corporate initiatives, both domestically and internationally. He has more than 25 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industries, and was instrumental in MetLife’s 2000 demutualization.

Alain Néemeh

President and Chief Executive Officer,
RGA Life Reinsurance Company of Canada

Alain joined RGA in 1997 from KPMG where as Senior Manager he was responsible for the delivery of audit and other services to a variety of clients in the financial services, manufacturing and retail sectors. Initially responsible for the finance area at RGA, Alain became Executive Vice President, Operations and Chief Financial Officer in 2001, and President and CEO in 2006. He is a member of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Paul Nitsou

Executive Vice President; President, RGA International Corporation

Paul began his life insurance career in 1985 at Manulife Financial in Toronto. He held numerous actuarial-related positions in Manulife's U.S. division before joining the retrocession division in 1989. Paul reached the position of Vice President, Financial Reinsurance before leaving to join RGA in 1996. Paul earned a B.Sc. from the University of Toronto in 1984. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Chartered Financial Analyst.

A. David Pelletier

Executive Vice President, RGA Reinsurance Company

Dave joined RGA's Canadian subsidiary in 1995 and headed the marketing, pricing, underwriting and non-traditional reinsurance areas before becoming President and Chief Executive Officer in 2003. In this role, Dave led the company through consecutive years of strong growth that further established RGA as the premier life reinsurance company in Canada. In 2006, Dave was chosen to head up the development and implementation of RGA's proprietary integrated reinsurance administration system, CybeRe, across the International Division.

James E. Sherman

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Jim has worked in the life insurance and reinsurance industry for over 20 years. He joined RGA in 2000 after working with RGA reinsurance operations for many years as a member of the GenAmerica Financial legal department, and in March 2003 became Executive Vice President and General Counsel at RGA. He is a graduate of the St. Louis University Law School and is a member of the Missouri Bar Association.

Mark Showers

Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer

Mark is Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated and oversees the strategic global direction of the company's information technology resources and functions. Prior to joining RGA, Mark spent more than 25 years at Monsanto Company in St. Louis, Missouri in roles of increasing responsibility, retiring as Chief Information Officer. In 2007, he was named one of the Premier 100 Leaders in Information Technology by Computerworld magazine. In 2008, he was elected to the Alumni Hall of Fame at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.

Mike Stein

Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Division,
RGA Reinsurance Company

A 25-year insurance industry veteran, Mike is responsible for all U.S. operation functions including sales, pricing, underwriting, medical and operations. Mike joined RGA in 1998 as Vice President and Actuary in the U.S. Division. In 2000 he became Senior Vice President and Chief Actuary and in 2004 was named Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. He became Executive Vice President in 2006. Mike is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries, a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries and a Certified Public Accountant.

David B. Atkinson

Executive Vice President; Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President, RGA Reinsurance Company

David is an Executive Vice President of Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated and he is also the Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President of its principal operating company, RGA Reinsurance Company. David is focused on strategic projects that expand the company’s capabilities, and on efforts that benefit the life insurance industry at large. From 1998 to 2008, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of RGA and Chairman, President and CEO of RGA Reinsurance Company. Prior to joining RGA’s executive team in 1987, David built up 12 years of experience in the life insurance industry.