Dennis Kerrigan, executive vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary for Zurich North America, has been elected by the membership of the Organization for International Investment (“OFII”) to serve as chairman of the OFII's board of directors.

“Dennis has been an invaluable asset to OFII's advocacy efforts,” said Nancy McLernon, the president and chief executive officer of OFII. “His creative strategic thinking, combined with his distinguished legal experience, positions him to be enormously helpful as OFII continues to promote policies that will encourage global companies to establish U.S. operations, increase American employment, and boost U.S. economic growth.”

“I'm very pleased to assume this leadership role at OFII, which has been singularly effective at bringing together many of the world's leading global companies to advocate for a level tax and regulatory playing field in the U.S.,” offered Mr. Kerrigan. “Having just led the construction of Zurich's new headquarters in North America, I have witnessed first-hand the powerful effect that foreign direct investment can have on the U.S. economy, both in terms of the hundreds of construction jobs we generated, as well as the long term effect that our skilled insurance workforce has on the Chicago area. As chairman of OFII's board of directors, I look forward to working with federal, state, and local officials to ensure that similar investments can be made by other global companies around the U.S. in the coming years.”