Change of leadership in communications at the Swiss Life Group

Florian Zingg (41) will take over as the new Head of Group Communications at the Swiss Life Group with effect from 1 September 2025. Having studied Banking & Finance at the University of St. Gallen, he has worked in communications at Swiss Life since 2011 and is currently Head of Group Internal and External Communications. Matthias Aellig: “I am pleased that we have been able to recruit a proven expert, Florian Zingg, from within our company to head up our Group-wide communications. Thanks to his many years of experience, Florian has extensive knowledge of Swiss Life. I am very much looking forward to working with him even more closely in the future.” 

Eveline Kobler (48) has been Head of Group Communications at the Swiss Life Group since the beginning of 2023. She will continue in this role until the end of August and ensure a smooth handover before returning to journalism. Matthias Aellig, CEO of the Swiss Life Group: “We regret this decision, because thanks to her proactive approach, Eveline has accomplished a great deal. I have enormously appreciated our constructive and professional cooperation. I would like to thank Eveline personally and on behalf of the Corporate Executive Board for her strong commitment to Swiss Life. We wish her all the best for the future, both professionally and personally.”

Swiss Life Group
The Swiss Life Group is one of Europe’s leading comprehensive life and pensions and financial solutions providers. In its core markets of Switzerland, France and Germany, Swiss Life offers individuals and corporations comprehensive and individual advice plus a broad range of own and partner products through its sales force and distribution partners such as brokers and banks.

Swiss Life Select, Tecis, Horbach, Proventus and Chase de Vere advisors also broker suitable products from partner companies for customers. Swiss Life Asset Managers offers institutional and private investors access to investment and asset management solutions. Swiss Life provides multinational corporations with employee benefits solutions and high net worth individuals with structured life and pensions products. 

Swiss Life Holding Ltd, registered in Zurich, was founded in 1857 as Schweizerische Rentenanstalt. The shares of Swiss Life Holding Ltd are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (SLHN). The Swiss Life Group also includes various subsidiaries. The Group employs a workforce of around 11 000 and has at its disposal a distribution network of around 17 000 advisors.

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