Zurich appoints former FSA non-exec director as chairman

The insurer's ten-strong board of directors today appointed former non-executive director on the board of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) Tom de Swaan as chairman and Fred Kindle as vice-chairman. De Swaan served on the FSA's board from January 2001 until the end of 2006 when he joined Zurich's board. In March last year he was elected vice-chairman and he became acting chairman following Ackermann's resignation last month. Kindle, who is a partner at private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, joined Zurich's board in 2006 . Ackermann resigned days after the apparent su...