Armin Meyer

Armin Meyer (born 1949, Swiss Citizen) has been a member of the Board of Zurich Financial Services Ltd since May 2001, and of Zurich Insurance Company since April 2001.

Mr. Meyer joined BBC Brown Boveri Ltd in 1976 as a development engineer. In 1980, he became head of research and development for industrial motors and in 1984, he took over as head of the international business unit for electrical power generators. In 1988, he became president of ABB Drives Ltd. and in 1992, president of ABB Power Generation Ltd. From 1995 until 2000, he was executive vice president of ABB Ltd. and a member of that group’s executive committee. In 1997, Mr. Meyer became a member of the board of directors of Ciba Specialty Chemicals at the time of its spin-off from Novartis. He became chairman of the board of Ciba Specialty Chemicals in autumn 2000. From January 1, 2001 until December 31, 2007 he in addition acted as chief executive officer.

Mr. Meyer is a member of the foundation board of the International Institute for Management Development (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland, and of the board of the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) in Brussels, Belgium.

Mr. Meyer graduated with a PhD in electrical engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH).