Media releaseZurichFebruary 10, 2021

Zurich proposes Sabine Keller-Busse for election to the Board of Directors

  • Proposed election to take place at the Annual General Meeting on April 7, 2021
  • Meeting will be held without the physical attendance of shareholders

Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) today announced that the Board of Directors will propose the election of Sabine Keller-Busse to the Group’s Board.

Michel M. Liès, Chairman of the Board, said: “I am delighted that Sabine Keller-Busse has accepted our nomination. Her extensive experience in the fields of people management, operations and digitalization complements our Board in an ideal way.”

Sabine Keller-Busse is a member of the Group Executive Board of UBS Group and holds the roles of President UBS Switzerland and Group Chief Operating Officer.

She joined UBS in 2010 and since then has held several leading positions, such as President UBS Europe, Middle East and Africa and Group Head Human Resources. Prior to that, she led Credit Suisse’s private customer business for the Zurich region. From 1995 to 2008, she worked for McKinsey & Company, where she was a Partner from 2002, and advised financial services companies across Europe.

Ms. Keller-Busse holds both a PhD and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of St. Gallen. Among other positions, she is Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of SIX Group and a member of the Foundation Board of the UBS Pension Fund.

The proposed election will take place at the Annual General Meeting on April 7, 2021. Due to the current COVID-19 situation, the meeting will be held without the physical attendance of shareholders, who can exercise their voting-rights via the Independent Voting Rights Representative.

The invitation to the Annual General Meeting along with the Annual Report 2020 will be published on www.zurich.com on March 12, 2021.

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More information about Zurich’s Corporate Governance structure can be found here.

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Zurich Insurance Group (Zurich) is a leading multi-line insurer that serves its customers in global and local markets. With about 55,000 employees, it provides a wide range of property and casualty, and life insurance products and services in more than 215 countries and territories. Zurich’s customers include individuals, small businesses, and mid-sized and large companies, as well as multinational corporations. The 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 (ZURVY) program, which is traded over-the-counter on OTCQX. Further information about Zurich is available at www.zurich.com.