Mario Greco

CEO Global Life

1959, Italian Citizen

Mario Greco is a member of the Group Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer of Global Life of Zurich Financial Services Ltd (Zurich). He joined Zurich in October 2007 and assumed his current role in April, 2008.

Mario Greco started his professional career in management consulting, working with McKinsey & Company’s Milan office from 1986 until 1994 becoming a partner in 1992 and partner leader in the insurance segment. In 1995, he joined Ras (Allianz Group) in Milan as head of Claims Division. He became general manager in charge of the insurance business the following year, and in 1998 was appointed managing director. In 2000, he became the company’s chief executive officer, remaining in the position for four years. He was appointed head of Allianz’s Life Sustainability business in Munich in 2004, and later that year he was appointed to Allianz AG’s executive board, with responsibility for France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece and Turkey. In April 2005, he joined the Sanpaolo IMI Group in Milan as the chief executive officer of EurizonVita, formerly named Aip, as part of a project to build up the Group’s insurance and asset management businesses. In October 2005, he was appointed chief executive officer of EFG, the company holding the Sanpaolo IMI Group’s investments in Eurizon Vita and Banca Fideuram, and Eurizon Capital.

He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Editoriale l’Espresso Group, Indesit, Saras and Bocconi University.

Mario Greco earned an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Rome and completed a Master in International Economics and Monetary Theory at Rochester University, New York (USA).