Former Wachovia Corp. CFO David Zwiener has been appointed to the board of PartnerRe.

Mr. Zwiener, aged 54, was president and chief operating officer of the property and casualty operations at Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. between 2000 and 2007. In that role he oversaw one of the 10 largest property and casualty insurance companies in the US, in addition to serving as a member of Hartford's Board of Directors.

Most recently Mr Zwiener was CFO at Wachovia, where he played a key role in managing the bank's capital, financial reporting and investor relations.

Prior to that he was managing director and co-head of the financial institutions group of the global private equity firm the Carlyle Group.

PartnerRe's chairman John Rollwagen said: "The board is pleased to welcome David to PartnerRe.

"His extensive senior level experience in both the insurance and financial services areas and in particular his experience and credibility on Wall Street will be invaluable to this company. We look forward to working with him."