Born 1974, Swiss national
Chief Executive Officer Switzerland
Roman Stein holds a Master’s degree in Physics from ETH Zurich, with minors in medical physics and business administration. In 2005, he also earned an Executive Master’s in Controlling at the Institute for Financial Services of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. Roman Stein held various positions at Zurich Insurance Group over a 14year period, which included managing accounting and controlling operations in Switzerland and the UK. From 2010 to 2012, he was Head of Group Planning & Performance Management and was responsible for Groupwide Controlling, Forecasting and Management Reporting at Zurich Insurance Group. Between 2012 and 2014, he was Head of Global Finance Transformation at Zurich Insurance Group. Roman Stein then assumed overall responsibility for the Finance division and thus the financial management of the CSS Group, one of the leading Swiss health insurers.
He was Head of Finance & Actuarial Services at Swiss Life and a Member of the Executive Board Switzerland from January 2017 and interim Chief Executive Officer Switzerland (CEO Switzerland) from August 2023.
Roman Stein has been CEO of Swiss Life Switzerland and Member of the Corporate Executive Board of the Swiss Life Group since 14 March 2024.
Other appointments
- Palladio Foundation, Member of the Board of Trustees
- Swiss Insurance Association (SIA), Member of the Committee