Philipp Gmür

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Philipp Gmür (born April 16, 1963 in Lucerne ) is a Swiss lawyer and insurance manager. He has been Group CEO of Helvetia Insurance since September 1, 2016 .

education

Gmür holds a doctorate in law from the University of Freiburg and a master's degree from Duke University School of Law in Durham , North Carolina. He is also admitted to the bar. In 2008, Gmür completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in Boston , Massachusetts.

Professional career

Gmür initially held various positions as a lawyer before joining Helvetia Insurance in 1993. After assuming responsibility for the general agency in Lucerne in 1995, further management positions followed within Helvetia Insurance Switzerland in Basel . From 2000 to 2002, as a member of the Swiss executive board, he was responsible for sales management, and from 2003 to 2016 he was CEO of the Swiss national market and a member of the executive board of the Helvetia Group. In September 2016 Gmür was appointed Group CEO of Helvetia Holding AG. As CEO of the Helvetia Group, Philipp Gmür is responsible for the implementation of the helvetia 20.20 corporate strategy initiated in 2016.

During his time at Helvetia Insurance Switzerland, Philipp Gmür initiated several takeovers of Swiss insurance companies, including Alba Allgemeine Versicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Alba), Phenix Versicherungsgesellschaft AG and Phenix Lebensversicherungsgesellschaft AG (Phenix) in 2010. In 2014, he integrated also the insurance group Nationale Suisse in Switzerland. In 2016, Helvetia acquired a majority stake in the online mortgage broker MoneyPark under his leadership.

For his internal communication with the employees in the change process, which he led and shaped as part of the takeover of the insurance company Nationale Suisse, Gmür received the award “Communicator of the year 2016” from the Swiss Association for Internal Communication (SVIK).

Further mandates

Gmür is a board member of the Swiss Insurance Association (SIA) and of economiesuisse. He is president of the funding company of the Institute for Insurance Economics at the University of St. Gallen , on the board of trustees of Avenir Suisse and a member of the steering committee of digitalswitzerland. He is a member of the boards of directors of Allreal Holding AG and Grand Casino Luzern AG.

societies

As an active member of the Safran Guild , Philipp Gmür held the position of guild master and Fritschivater in traditional Fritschiraub in 2008. For the city of Lucerne, the Fritschivater is considered the highest Lucerne during the Carnival period.

family

Philipp Gmür is married to the politician Andrea Gmür-Schönenberger . They have four children together. One of his brothers is Felix Gmür , Bishop of Basel .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Helvetia CEO: “Life insurance as the biggest driver”. In: Finanz und Wirtschaft from September 5, 2016
  2. ↑ CV of Philipp Gmür. Retrieved January 15, 2020 (German).
  3. ↑ Philipp Gmür becomes the new Helvetia boss . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung from June 29, 2016
  4. ^ A b Christoph Hardt: A Lucerne man becomes Helvetia boss . In: Luzerner Zeitung from June 30, 2016
  5. ↑ Helvetia with solid business development and newer. ( Memento of the original of September 13, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Finanz und Wirtschaft from September 5, 2016 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.fuw.ch
  6. ↑ Helvetia buys Alba and Phenix | NZZ . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . September 22, 2010, ISSN  0376-6829 ( nzz.ch [accessed July 27, 2018]).
  7. ↑ Helvetia takes over Nationale Suisse on October 20 | NZZ . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . ( nzz.ch [accessed January 15, 2020]).
  8. ↑ Helvetia takes over Moneypark . In: finews.ch . December 16, 2016 ( finews.ch [accessed July 27, 2018]).
  9. ↑ [1] SVIK Rating 2016: Best Internal Communication ( Memento of the original from December 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.svik.ch archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the SVIK website, accessed on December 16, 2016
  10. ^ The SIA board. Retrieved July 27, 2018 .
  11. ↑ I.VW Institute of Insurance Economics. Retrieved January 15, 2020 (German).
  12. ↑ Board | digitalswitzerland . In: digitalswitzerland . ( digitalswitzerland.com [accessed on July 27, 2018]).
  13. ↑ Philipp Gmür at Bloomberg Markets. Retrieved December 11, 2019 (eng).
  14. ^ The fritschiraub repeated after 500 years | NZZ . In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . January 27, 2008, ISSN  0376-6829 ( nzz.ch [accessed July 27, 2018]).
  15. ↑ Andrea Gmür on the CVP website , accessed on December 6, 2016
personal data
SURNAME Gmür, Philipp
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss insurance manager
DATE OF BIRTH April 16, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Lucerne