Don Nicolaisen

Don Nicolaisen (born 1946, American Citizen) has been a member of the Boards of Zurich Financial Services Ltd and of Zurich Insurance Company since April 2006.

Mr. Nicolaisen joined Price Waterhouse (which subsequently became Price Waterhouse Coopers), where he was admitted to partnership in 1978. He served in various capacities, including as auditor and as chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers’ financial services practice. He led that company’s national office for accounting and Securities and Exchange Commission services from 1988 to 1994 and served on both the US and global boards from 1994 to 2001. From September 2003 to November 2005, he was chief accountant of the US Securities and Exchange Commission and was principal adviser to the Commission on accounting and auditing matters.

Mr. Nicolaisen is a member of the boards of directors of Verizon Communications Inc., Morgan Stanley and MGIC Investment Corporation. In addition, he is on the board of advisors for the University of Southern California Leventhal School of Accounting.

Mr. Nicolaisen graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater with a BA degree.