Juan Beer, Chief Executive Officer Zurich Switzerland

Juan Beer holds a Commercial and Insurance Diploma from Zurich Business School and completed an Advanced Management Program at IESE Business School in 2013.
Urs Lüthy was appointed Head Commercial Insurance at Zurich Switzerland in August 2022. Before this he was Head Customer & Distribution Management for Commercial Insurance Switzerland from 2017. He began his career as an underwriter with XL Insurance America in Dallas and New York. Urs Lüthy joined Zurich in 2002 as Head of Property for International Programs, following which he took on the role of Global Relationship Leader. In 2012, he was appointed Chief Underwriting Officer for corporate business in Switzerland. Urs Lüthy holds a Master of Business Administration from Vlerick Business School/University of St.Gallen.
Thomas Hickert has been managing the Human Resources (HR) division at Zurich Switzerland on an interim basis since July 1, 2023. He joined Zurich in 2004 and has performed various roles, most recently that of Head Integrated Talent Management. Before his time with Zurich he held various positions in human resources, including Head of Human Resources at Agroscope, the Swiss federal research institute. Thomas Hickert holds a diploma in Insurance Management from the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and a Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Design Thinking from Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
Andreas Fischer has been Chief Investment Officer for Switzerland since 1 November 2018. He joined Zurich in 2009 as Regional Investment Manager for Southern Europe and Africa. Over time, he gained additional responsibilities for Austria, Ireland Life and Group Treasury. Over the last 18 months, he has also built up a credit analysis team in Barcelona. From mid 2017 until the beginning of 2018, Andreas Fischer was CIO Spain ad interim in Barcelona. Prior to joining Zurich, he held various positions in leading global investment banks. He started his professional career at Goldman Sachs Bank in Zurich, where he was responsible for regulatory reporting. Andreas holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Zurich and is a CFA Charterholder.
Stefan Pleisch has headed up the Information & Technology division since February 2023. Before joining Zurich Switzerland, he led the IT business unit at Concordia Health Insurance and Retirement Provision Solutions from 2014 as a member of Executive Management, and also established the Innovation Lab there. Prior to this, he spent several years as Head of Division at ELCA Informatik AG in Zurich.
Stefan Pleisch studied computer science at EPFL in Lausanne, at ETH Zurich and at the University of Waterloo in Canada, and gained a doctorate from EPFL in 2002. He also worked in research in the IBM Research Lab in Rüschlikon, at the EPFL and at Cornell University in the USA. He has a Global Executive MBA from INSEAD Business School.
Claudia Flury has been Chief Risk Officer of Zurich Switzerland since May 2020. Prior to this, she held various management positions at the Zurich Group, amongst others within the Group Audit and most recently as Head of Planning and Performance Management of Zurich Switzerland. She started her career with PwC in 2002 and worked as an auditor in Switzerland and London before joining the Zurich Group in 2012. Claudia Flury holds a Bachelor of Science in International Hospitality Management from the Swiss Hospitality Management School in Lausanne (EHL) and is a certified public accountant.