The Global Risk Experts Leadership Team
Dr. Hanspeter Frei
President & CEO, Global Risk Experts AG. 11 years with Royal Dutch / Shell Group as a Petroleum Engineer. 20 years with Zurich Financial Services, including Global Head, Risk Engineering, managing a $200 mio service business with over 1,000 professional engineers and scientists in 34 countries. Download CV
Edward Sherman
Chief Operations Officer & Region Europe, Middle East & Africa. 12 years with Zurich Financial Services, including Director of the Environmental Unit. 8 years with Bombardier Corporate as Director, Risk Management & Insurance – Europe & Asia and Global Risk Engineering. Download CV
Thomas Gerlach
CEO Global Risk Experts Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd & Region Asia Pacific. 35+ years in various industries including automotive, nuclear power, aircraft and insurance 17 years with Zurich Financial Services setting up Risk Engineering operations in 12 countries throughout Asia. Download CV
Dr. Friedhelm Lotz
Audit Practice Leader. 4 years with Roemmers, Buenos Aires, in chemical process optimization. 25 years with Roche including operational roles in Buenos Aires and Mexico, and later as Global Head of EHS Auditing & Risk Mgmt. Performed 450+ audits/evaluations worldwide and developed Roche's EHS Risk Inventory. Download CV
Bruno Zingg
Insurance Practice Leader. 6 years with Winterthur Insurance. 36 years with Zurich Financial Services including leadership roles within Zurich International. Principal architect in establishing Zurich as a leading provider of global programmes, and relationship manager for numerous leading global companies. Download CV
Walter Stuerm
Executive & ManPower Search Practice Leader. 5 years with UBS as an economist and team leader for economic and market studies, reporting to the Executive Board. 5 years as Senior Consultant and CEO of an executive search consultancy. Since 1985 Owner & CEO of ECONAG, an in- and out-placement company in Zurich. Download CV