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Zurich Australia appoints a new CIO

By Muskan Arora

Zurich Financial Services Australia has promoted its deputy chief investment officer Yile Chen to the role of chief investment officer, replacing Matthew Drennan.

Drennan has been serving as a CIO since late 2022.

Chen will report to Justin Delaney, CEO of Zurich Australia and New Zealand and Matt Vincent, APAC regional CIO.

Chen, who has worked with the global giant for almost six years, will now the lead the investment team across multiple asset classes including fixed income, credit, equity and direct property. The new CIO has held multiple roles at the firm including interim chief investment officer and head of securities.

Prior to joining Zurich, Chen worked as a portfolio manager of fixed income and currency at Macquarie Group for almost nine years, handling three portfolios worth A$13B.

He has also worked as a consultant at AMP Capital Investors and as a derivatives advisor at MF Global.


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