Bruno G. Odermatt

Director

Managing Partner

Industry
Insurance brokerage
Board Member Since

1998

Swiss National in Thailand since 1997

After his business studies in Switzerland, Bruno started his career in 1980 as Financial Controller for the Swarovski Group Holding, Switzerland. In 1987 he joined Zurich Financial Services at the Group Head Office in Zurich, Switzerland. After stints in Switzerland and Belgium he was seconded in 1989 to run the operations at Zurich subsidiaries Universal Underwriters, Kansas City; Maryland Insurance Group, Baltimore; and Zurich North America, New York, USA. In 1997 he was appointed CEO and country manager of Zurich Thailand, with P&L responsibility for both Life and Non-Life operations. After the divestment of Zurich Thailand in 2005, he remained CEO of ThaiSri Insurance Co Ltd, Cooperation Partner of Zurich Insurance. In 2011 he joined VR Insurance Brokers as a partner, where he looks a"er the international corporate customers. He a^ended the Executive Management Development program at Kellogg Business School, Northwestern University, USA, and is a fellow of the Society of Property and Casualty Underwriters, USA. He joined the STCC board in 1998, where he held the office of Vice President from 2006 to 2014, and has been President since 2015.