Presently, Michel M. Liès is Chairman for Zurich Insurance Group AG.

He is also Member of European Financial Services Round Table and Member of The Institute of International Finance, Inc. and on the board of 7 other companies.

In his past career he held the position of Group Chief Executive Officer at Swiss Re AG and Chief Executive Officer of Schweizerische Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (a subsidiary of Swiss Re AG).

He received an undergraduate degree and a graduate degree from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.