The former chief executive of Zurich EMEA and chair of the Z Zurich Foundation, Gary Shaughnessy, has been awarded Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in the King’s birthday honours list for services to business and charity.
Having received a diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease in 2015 while working with Zurich, Shaughnessy went on to take the role of chair for the Z Zurich Foundation, which he still holds. He is also chair of the board of trustees for Parkinson's UK, taking on multiple fundraising challenges each year, including cycling, swimming and running, and has raised more than £500,000 to date for the charity and Zurich's own foundation. Shaughnessy said that news of the honour was "so unexpected" but it was nonetheless "an honour to receive". "I certainly did not set out to receive personal accol...
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