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Zurich Malaysia
Zurich Malaysia – part of Switzerland’s Zurich insurance group of companies – has named Junior Cho (pictured) as the new country head. He takes the helm from Stephen Clark, who recently retired, with immediate effect.

Cho will report to Zurich’s Asia-Pacific chief executive, Tulsi Naidu.

Zurich Malaysia operates four business lines namely life insurance, general insurance, family takaful and general takaful. (“Takaful” is a form of insurance that complies with Shariah law.) 

As part of the move, Cho will continue as Zurich General Insurance Malaysia Berhad’s CEO, a position he assumed on 15 July 2019 after having been with the company for three years. He initially joined Zurich as head of market management across General Insurance and General Takaful.

Cho has 30 years of experience in the insurance and financial services sector. He has worked in several senior management roles in business strategy, sales, marketing, distribution, customer management, operations and technology, including overseeing regional operations. Cho has a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering graduate from Columbia University, New York. His career began in Accenture’s New York office before joining the insurance industry.