The Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited announced the appointment of Martin Zingg as chief investment officer of the Catlin Group, effective March 1. He will be based in Catlin’s office in Zurich, Switzerland.
Zingg will assume responsibility for investment strategy and the management of Catlin’s US$7 billion in cash and investments. He will report to Benjamin Meuli, Catlin’s chief financial officer.
Zingg has held several investment management and financial positions at Swiss Re, which he joined in September 1995. He was most recently managing director-asset management and head of private equity in Zurich, responsible for Swiss Re’s alternative investments and for managing the company’s private equity investment portfolio and relationships.
He has also held other investment-related positions at Swiss Re in Zurich, Hong Kong and San Francisco. Before joining Swiss Re, he held banking positions at UBS in Zurich.
Source: Catlin Group – www.catlin.com


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