Zurich has appointed Vinicio Cellerini to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Global Corporate in the United Kingdom (GCUK), effective August 1, 2012. In this role, Vinicio will report to Fredrik Rosencrantz, CEO Global Corporate in Europe. Vinicio will replace Ann Haugh, who has been appointed Chief of Staff for Zurich Insurance Group.
Vinicio will lead GCUK, which is part of Zurich's worldwide General Insurance business. He will be responsible for further strengthening its market leading position in corporate business. Zurich’s GCUK business currently insures in excess of 80 percent of the FTSE 100 companies.
Vinicio has been at Zurich since 1986 and worked in a variety of underwriting and management roles, including leading Zurich’s agency network in Switzerland. In 2004, he became CEO of Global Corporate in Italy and was appointed to his current position as CEO of Global Corporate Switzerland in 2009.
He will be based in London and will remain a member of the Executive Management Team of Global Corporate in Europe.
Fredrik Rosencrantz, CEO for Global Corporate in Europe, said:
"I welcome Vinicio to this exciting new role. His breadth of experience and understanding of the complex needs of our customers across the globe will be instrumental in ensuring Global Corporate is in a position to continue leading the UK market and to meet the challenges ahead. I would also like to thank Ann for the excellent job she has done in leading the UK team”.
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