Primary Job Title Vice-Chairman Primary Organization 
Zurich Insurance Group
Location Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland Regions Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Gender Male
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Fred Kindle (born 1959, Citizen of Fürstentum Liechtenstein and Switzerland) began working as a marketing project manager with Hilti AG in Liechtenstein from 1984. From 1988 until 1992, he was a consultant with McKinsey & Company in New York and Zurich. He then joined Sulzer Chemtech AG in Switzerland as the head of the Mass Transfer Department
and in 1996 became the head of the Product Division. In 1999, he was appointed CEO of Sulzer Industries, one of the two operating groups of Sulzer AG. Two years later he became CEO of Sulzer AG, where he also served as a board member. After joining ABB Ltd. in 2004, Mr. Kindle was appointed CEO of ABB Group in January 2005, a position he held until February 2008. He then became a partner of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLP, a private equity firm based in New York and London. He has been a member of the Boards of Zurich Insurance Group Ltd and of Zurich Insurance Company Ltd since April 2006. He was elected Vice-Chairman in September 2013.
