Soofi Zia Appointed Head of Operations, Munich Re Australia

Soofi Zia has been appointed as Head of Operations at Munich Re Specialty in Australia. Based in Sydney, he will lead operations for the Australian business as the organisation continues to establish and expand its local presence. He brings extensive experience in corporate organisation, group strategy, transformation and business operations. His appointment adds international leadership and operational expertise to Munich Re Specialty’s Australian team. Before taking on this role, Soofi served as Head of Corporate Organization at Great Lakes, part of Munich Re, in Germany. He also held positions as Senior Management Consultant in the Group CEO’s office and Project Manager across Group Strategy and ERGO Global LPI. Earlier, he participated in Munich Re’s EXPLORE Group Programme, gaining experience across ERGO Digital Ventures, Digital Partners, Hartford Steam Boiler, ERGO International, ERGO Reiseversicherung and Munich Re’s Casualty Treaty Underwriting team. His earlier career includes a General Manager role at Sun Moon Star in Thailand and Software Engineer positions at DXC Technology (formerly CSC) and Tata Consultancy Services. He also worked on a Challenge Based Innovation project with CERN IdeaSquare and served as President of the MBA Student Association at ESADE Business & Law School.