What Happened?
Schaumburg, IL-based Zurich has Promoted Isabelle Welton as Chief Human Resources Officer
About the Company
Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) is an insurance-based financial services provider with a global network of subsidiaries and offices in North America and Europe as well as in Asia-Pacific, Latin America and other markets.
About the Person
Isabelle Welton (born 1963, Swiss citizen) started her career in 1989 at Citibank in New York and Tokyo as Product Manager for Custody and Securities Lending. She then moved to Simko Communication & Marketing SA in 1992 where she was responsible for several financial clients as advertising and communications consultant. In 1994 she moved to Interbrand, Zintzmeyer & Lux, where she was responsible for the agency’s financial services clients. In 1996, she joined Zurich leading External Communications. In this position, she was responsible for branding, corporate identity, advertising, sponsoring and community marketing globally. She joined EFG Private Bank in 2001 as Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate Communications. In 2003 Ms. Welton joined IBM where she held several management positions in the Marketing & Communications function. From 2010 – 2012 she was Country General Manager for IBM Switzerland. In January 2013 she joined Zurich as Chief Marketing Officer and was appointed Chief of Staff in September 2013. In this position, she is responsible for overseeing the operational delivery of Group Communications, Group Human Resources, Group Marketing and Group Strategy. In July 2014 she was appointed Chief Human Resources Officer and became a member of the Group Executive Committee. Isabelle Welton is a member of the boards of Georg Fischer AG and AG für die Neue Zürcher Zeitung, a member of the Regional Economic Advisory Council of the Swiss National Bank and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Lucerne Festival. Ms. Welton holds a law degree from the University of Zurich.
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