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The shareholders of Zurich Insurance Group Ltd Zurich confirmed Michel M. Lis as Chairman of the Board of Directors at todays Annual General Meeting AGM. They also elected all the other current Board members who stood for re-election and elected Peter Maurer as a new member of the Board as of October 1 2022.As of October 1 2022 the Board will have 12 members with equal gender representation.Due to COVID-19 the meeting took place without the physical presence of shareholders who were able to exercise their rights via the Independent Voting Rights Representative and follow the AGM via live webcast. A video recording of this years AGM can be found here.In his speech to shareholders Michel M. Lis said At Zurich we exist to give people a sense of security during good times and to support them when things become difficult. We as an insurance company have been doing this for 150 years. The last year indeed the last two years of the pandemic have required swift and decisive action. Let me say here not without pride we have passed the test.Group Chief Executive Officer Mario Greco said We achieved a strong result in 2021 thanks to all our employees and despite facing increasing risks such as those from global warming. Our loyal customers understand that we always keep them front and center even in the most unusual times. Im convinced Zurich is ready to meet the challenges of the future thanks to our transformation over recent years.Shareholders also approved the dividend of CHF 22 per share which will be paid from April 12 2022. In a non-binding advisory vote 73.87 of the represented shareholders approved the remuneration report 2021. All other Board proposals were also approved. The detailed voting results will be published on www.zurich.com on April 6 2022.
