AIG appoints deputy CFO from Zurich

American International Group (AIG) has appointed Jonathan Wismer as senior vice president, deputy chief financial officer and chief accounting officer.

Wismer will be based in New York and report to Sid Sankaran, executive vice president and chief financial officer. He succeeds Elias Habayeb, who was appointed chief financial officer for general insurance in May.

Wismer has held financial leadership roles at Fortune 100 international insurance companies, with particular focus on the property/casualty business. More recently he served as group controller for Zurich Insurance Group, based in Zurich, Switzerland, and he previously spent nine years at Liberty Mutual, culminating with his appointment as senior vice president & chief financial officer, Liberty International. He also held senior financial and regulatory reporting leadership positions at Allianz Group in Munich, Germany and previously worked at KPMG, where he began his career.

“Jon’s more than 23 years of financial experience and leadership roles within the insurance and reinsurance industry, together with his extensive international experience, will provide valuable perspective to the company. He will play an integral role within the finance team as we support AIG’s overall goal of delivering sustainable, profitable growth,” said Sankaran.

Wismer said: “This is an exciting time to join the finance leadership team at AIG, and I look forward to continuing the important work of this group in serving the company’s businesses and stakeholders while advancing shareholder value.”

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