Katja Roth Pellanda
Board Director
Ms. Roth Pellanda has served as Group General Counsel for Zurich Insurance Company Ltd. since 2020 (‘‘Zurich Insurance’’), where she leads the global legal function responsible for advising the business on all legal matters, corporate governance, litigation, investigations and regulatory relations. Before joining Zurich Insurance, Ms. Roth Pellanda served in a variety of roles at Novartis AG, including as Head of Corporate Governance, Corporate Law and People & Organization Legal, from 2015 to 2020. Prior to that, Ms. Roth Pellanda was an attorney for Bär & Karrer AG from 2005 to 2015, focusing on financial regulations, corporate governance, board advisory, reorganizations, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and employee matters.
Ms. Roth Pellanda has served as a member of the board of directors for Farmers Group, Inc. since 2022 and Zurich Italy Bank S.p.A. since 2021, both privately held subsidiaries of Zurich Insurance. Since 2023, she has been a member of the SIX Exchange Regulatory Board.
Ms. Roth Pellanda holds a Master of Laws degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science in London, United Kingdom, a Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Zurich in Zurich, Switzerland and a Licentiate in Law from the University of Basel in Basel, Switzerland.
Ms. Roth Pellanda’s qualifications include her experience as a senior legal and governance leader with extensive experience as an external advisor and in-house leader for multinational organizations with significant operations in both Switzerland and the United States and her expertise in M&A, restructurings, spin-offs, corporate law, capital markets and labor law, including in executive compensation.