George Quinn, Zurich Insurance Group

George Quinn, was appointed Chief Financial Officer at Zurich Insurance Group with effect from 1 May 2014.

He previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of Swiss Re Group, from 2007. Prior to this George Quinn had been Regional Chief Financial Officer for Swiss Re Americas after 2005, based in New York. Between 2003 and 2005, he had served as Chief Financial Officer for the Financial Services business group. George Quinn joined Swiss Re 1999 in Zurich as Chief Accounting Officer.

He started his career at KPMG in London where he held a number of positions as an adviser and consultant to insurance and reinsurance companies.

He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Zurich International School.

George Quinn was born in 1966 and is a British citizen. He holds a degree in engineering from University of Strathclyde.