Press release -
Allianz UK welcomes new Chief People and Culture Officer
Allianz UK is pleased to welcome Suzanne Scott as its Chief People and Culture Officer. Effective from today (17th November), Suzanne will report to Colm Holmes, Allianz UK CEO, and be responsible for leading and shaping the people strategy to ensure the success of the business strategy.
Suzanne has extensive experience and joins Allianz from AXA UK and Ireland where she held the role of Chief People and Corporate Responsibility Officer. Prior to this she worked for companies including RBS/NatWest and Aviva in a variety of senior roles.
Suzanne replaces Julie Harrison who has decided to leave Allianz following a hugely successful Allianz career including 5 years at Allianz UK.
Colm Holmes, CEO Allianz UK said: “I’d like to thank Julie for all she has done for our business; she’s navigated us through a huge period of change with expert leadership. I’m therefore thrilled that we are welcoming Suzanne whose skills and experience will further help us build and strengthen our brand and ensure that Allianz UK is a great place to work. Our people are a key part of our success and I’m looking forward to working with Suzanne on the next phase of our people and culture agenda.”
Suzanne Scott comments: “I’m really happy to be joining Allianz UK, particularly at such an exciting time for the brand and its people. I look forward to defining a bold and engaging people agenda that will build on the great work already in place and continue to help employees make a difference for our customers.”
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About Allianz Holdings plc
Allianz Holdings plc is the non-regulated holding company which owns the principal insurance operations of Allianz SE in Great Britain including Allianz Insurance.
About Allianz
The Allianz Group is one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers with around 128 million* private and corporate customers in nearly 70 countries. Allianz customers benefit from a broad range of personal and corporate insurance services, ranging from property, life and health insurance to assistance services to credit insurance and global business insurance. Allianz is one of the world’s largest investors, managing around 776 billion euros** on behalf of its insurance customers. Furthermore, our asset managers PIMCO and Allianz Global Investors manage about 1.9 trillion euros** of third-party assets. Thanks to our systematic integration of ecological and social criteria in our business processes and investment decisions, we are among the leaders in the insurance industry in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. In 2024, over 156,000 employees achieved total business volume of 179.8 billion euros and an operating profit of 16.0 billion euros for the group.
* Including non-consolidated entities with Allianz customers.
** As of December 31, 2024.
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