Zurich expands US sustainability services team with dual hire
Zurich Resilience Solutions (ZRS), a global provider of risk engineering, mitigation and resilience-building services and a subsidiary of Zurich Insurance Group, has strengthened its US sustainability services team with two new appointments.
Jessica Balsam joins Zurich in the newly-created role of head of climate solutions; Elise White joins as director of workforce resilience services. Both Balsam and White report to Lisa Leftwich, head of sustainability services for ZRS.
Balsam most recently worked with Ernst & Young climate change and sustainability services, where she led global engagements focused on sustainability, social impact and decarbonization. She also worked at APL Logistics as head of global sustainability + ESG, at Nike as global sustainability director and at the US Department of Energy as a programme and policy adviser.
White previously served as project leader of claims strategy and innovation for Zurich North America and has experience in workers' compensation and strengthening claims outcomes. In addition, White is a board member of Girls on the Run Atlanta and the Diversity and Talent Alliance, which develops career pipelines for diverse talent.
Leftwich said: “Companies are dealing with a dynamic risk environment – just look at how climate change and talent have become material business risks. To help customers address these emerging risks, we've expanded our team with climate adaptation, climate mitigation and workforce resilience specialists to support customers in their ESG-related resilience journeys, at their own pace.”
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