Luc Albert
“The Covid-19 crisis, the war in Ukraine and today’s geopolitical shifts have shown how challenging and socio-economically costly the lack of European unity can be. Securing a democratic, competitive and socially responsible Europe for future generations, while building resilience for the challenges ahead, can only be achieved through unity.
As a mentor for United Europe, I really enjoy being part of a nurturing process to develop and provide a sounding board for top European talent from diverse backgrounds.”
Overview
Luc Albert is a successful international executive turned investor, non-executive director and mentor. His mentoring is underpinned by his international background, having run businesses throughout Europe and on various continents. He regularly works with Europe’s top executives and their teams and helps them to grow and achieve ambitious goals.
Approach
Luc brings a deep understanding of how to run a successful business to his work as a mentor and coach. He builds relationships easily and brings a lot of energy to conversations. Luc moves effortlessly between support and challenge. His probing questions and curiosity ensure that new ideas are generated every time you talk to him. He is a very good listener and enjoys providing pragmatic support to his clients.
Career History
After graduating in engineering, Luc spent several years in research and project management before joining Swiss Re in 1994. He was quickly promoted to General Management and spent 10 years in Mexico and the US, both as Country Head and as a member of the Regional Executive Committee. Following the successful completion of a major global integration, he became CEO of an acquired Swiss Re business in Germany and COO of Swiss Re Germany.
During his many years as a market leader, he was a member of the EMEA management team and held a number of non-executive directorships on behalf of Swiss Re. Since 2019, he has been an independent investor, non-executive director, mentor and coach. His involvement in leadership development dates back to 2007, when he was asked to join the Executive Education Board of TU Munich (one of the leading executive education centres in Germany).
Personal
Luc holds a Master’s degree in Engineering from Delft University and has completed programmes at IPADE (D1 1998), Insead (AMP 2007 and IDP 2019) and Meyler Campbell (Mastered 2024). He has dual Dutch/Swiss nationality and moved back to Switzerland in 2008. He is married with three children.