Peter Hirs has been appointed as CFO for Zurich North America, based in Chicago.
Hirs has relocated from Zurich Asia Pacific where he served as CFO in Hong Kong.
He will succeed Dalynn Hoch, who has taken on a role as head of group mergers and acquisitions for Zurich, based in Switzerland.
In his new role, Hirs will lead North America's actuarial, controller, corporate tax, treasury, planning and expense management, as well as its business analysis and insight functions.
He will be a member of the North America executive committee and the group leadership team while continuing his membership on the group finance executive team.
Hirs joined Zurich as a senior project manager in group mergers and acquisitions in 2005.
Kathleen Savio, CEO for Zurich North America, said: “Peter Hirs has nearly 25 years of financial experience, coupled with strong leadership and strategic acumen. Those qualities will help us continue to deliver on our strong capabilities.”