Zurich appoints a new Chief Financial Officer

Zurich Insurance Company South Africa, a leading global insurer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Yulandi van Dyk as Chief Financial Officer with effect from 1 September 2014.

Yulandi, a qualified chartered accountant, joins Zurich from Aon Sub-Saharan Africa where she fulfilled the dual role of Regional Financial Controller for the group as well as Financial Director for Aon South Africa for over four years. Prior to this, she was Group Financial Manager at Wipcapital from 2005 until 2009.

“With a clear strategy in place to achieve our aspiration of being the best global insurer in Sub-Saharan Africa, we look forward to the contribution, value and diversity that Yulandi will bring to the Zurich team,” says Edwyn O’Neill, Chief Executive Officer, Zurich South Africa. “We extend a sincere thank you to Pieter Bezuidenhout and appreciate the contribution he has made to Zurich and the Board over the past five years. We have the privilege of retaining his ongoing services to focus on specific governance and investment related matters.”