Ericson Chan has an extensive background in technology leadership prior to joining Zurich as Group Chief Information and Digital Officer and as member of the Executive Committee in October 2020. From 2016 to 2020, he was CEO of Ping An Technology where he helped to transform Ping An Group’s business model and online ecosystems through digital services including a range of Fintech products and online platforms. Between 1998 and 2016, he held several technology and operations leadership roles at Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore, including chief information officer for North Asia, head of Corporate & Investment Banking Operations in China and global head of Consumer Banking Technology. He also has six years of HealthTech experience in the U.S.

Mr. Chan is a member of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority Financial Infrastructure Advisory Committee and a member of the board of the Centre for Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurship in London. He is the chairman of the board of the Jane Goodall Institute in Hong Kong and is an advisory board member at the University of Wisconsin School of Business. He is also a member of the CIO Council at Insight Partners.    
                
Mr. Chan graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a bachelor of science degree in computer science and has an MBA from Edgewood College in Madison, Wisconsin.