Zurich Financial Services appoints Group Head of Government and Industry Affairs

 6 September 2004

Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) has appointed Peter Buomberger (53) as Group Head of Government and Industry Affairs, effective October 1.  In this new position, Peter Buomberger will coordinate the Group’s interactions with various governmental and industry bodies around the world.  He will also coordinate the Group’s current government affairs activities in Washington and London.

Peter Buomberger joins Zurich after a long and distinguished career with the Swiss National Bank and UBS where he last served as Group Head Public Policy and Research.  In 2003, he became the founding Managing Director of the CCRS Centre for Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability at the University of Zurich.  While relinquishing the executive function at the Center, Peter Buomberger will continue to teach a course related to his current activities at the University of Zurich.

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Notes to editors:

Zurich Financial Services is an insurance-based financial services provider with a global network that focuses its activities on its key markets in North America and Europe.  Founded in 1872, Zurich is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.  Zurich has offices in more than 50 countries and employs about 62,000 people.

For further information, please contact:

Zurich Financial Services
Media and Public Relations
8022 Zurich
Switzerland
Tel: +41 (0) 1 625 21 00
Fax: +41 (0) 1 625 26 41
http://www.zurich.com
SWX Swiss Exchange/virt-x:ZURN

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