Isabelle Brunner appointed Head of Corporate Responsibility
Zurich
Isabelle Brunner is the new manager of the Corporate Responsibility Zurich Switzerland team. She takes over from Roland Betschart, who is now responsible for special projects in the CEO Office.
Isabelle Brunner is the new Head of Corporate Responsibility (CR) Zurich Switzerland. She took over the role on February 1, 2014, replacing Roland Betschart who has decided to reduce his workload and devote himself to new areas after five years as Head of Strategic Dialog Platforms and almost two years as the Head of Corporate Responsibility. In the future, he will be responsible for the Zurich Climate Prize as well as special projects in the CEO Office.
Isabelle Brunner has profound knowledge of risk management and corporate responsibility. She was most recently employed as an Environmental Specialist at BLS AG, where she developed and actively implemented the CR strategy. She has previously worked as an Ac-count Associate for RMS Switzerland and as a Research Associate for the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FIBL) among other roles. Isabelle Brunner is 33 years old and com-pleted her Masters in Geography at the University of Zurich.
Zurich Insurance Company Ltd and Zurich Life Insurance Company Ltd are responsible for dealing with the commercial and personal lines of the Zurich Insurance Group in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein. Zurich Switzerland is one of the largest insurers in Switzerland and appears on the market under the names Zurich and Zurich Connect.
Zurich Insurance Group is a leading multi-line insurance provider with a global network of subsidiaries and offices in Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East as well as other markets. It offers a wide range of general insurance and life insurance products and services for individuals, small businesses, mid-sized and large companies as well as multinational orporations. Zurich employs about 60,000 people serving customers in more than 170 countries. The Group, formerly known as Zurich Financial Services Group, is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, where it was founded in 1872. The holding company, Zurich Insurance Group Ltd (ZURN), is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange and has a level I American Depositary Receipt program (ZURVY) which is traded over-the-counter on OTCQX. Further information about Zurich is available at www.zurich.com.