Zurich UK appoints Helen Pickford as CFO

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Previous deputy chief financial officer and member of PRA's practitioner panel replaces James Quin

Zurich has appointed Helen Pickford as its chief financial officer (CFO), replacing the outgoing James Quin.  Pickford (pictured) was previously Zurich UK's deputy CFO and the company's UK life business CFO. Before joining the firm in 2016 she was finance director at Ageas and had previously held senior roles at Royal Sun Alliance among her 25 years of experience in the insurance sector. She is also a member of the Prudential Regulation Authority's (PRA) practitioner panel and the Association of British Insurers' prudential, financial and taxation committee. "The insurance sector i...

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