Helvetia restructures sales organization and arranges succession of sales management early as of 2026
Simon Weiner, former Head of the Central Sales Region, will take on the new role of Head of the Swiss Sales Network on January 1, 2025. From 2026, he will succeed Ralph Jeitziner, who is retiring, as Head of Sales and Member of the Executive Management of Helvetia Switzerland.
Helvetia is restructuring its sales organization as of 1 January 2025 and appointing the experienced sales specialist Simon Weiner (45) as Head of Sales Network Switzerland. This function bundles the sales channels with direct customer access in the home market of Switzerland and ensures their optimal interaction for customers.
At the same time, the company is making early arrangements for Ralph Jeitziner's successor as Head of Sales. Ralph Jeitziner has been Head of Sales for 29 years, initially at Coop Life, Nationale Suisse and then Helvetia. He has decided to retire on April 30, 2026. Simon Weiner will take over his role at the beginning of 2026 and thus also join the Executive Management of Helvetia Switzerland.
Experienced sales specialist
The Swiss-Austrian dual national Simon Weiner knows Helvetia and the insurance industry in Switzerland from many years of experience. As Head of the Central Sales Region for five years, he was responsible for the implementation of the 2025 sales strategy in the region with the highest turnover in Switzerland. He also oversaw important steps such as the partial sales integration of MoneyPark, the leading product and service platform for independent mortgage and real estate advice.
Previously, Simon Weiner was CEO of Orion Rechtsschutz Versicherung AG from 2017 to 2019 and held various positions within sales at Zurich Financial Services (Zurich Switzerland) from 2009 to 2016. Simon Weiner holds an International Executive MBA from the University of St. Gallen HSG.
Martin Jara, CEO of Helvetia Insurance Switzerland, is delighted with the nomination: "Ralph Jeitziner has shaped Helvetia for many years and played a key role in the company's success with his strong sales organization. It was therefore all the more important for us to find a long-term solution for his succession at an early stage. With Simon Weiner, an absolute expert from our own ranks is taking over. I wish him every success for the upcoming organizational merger of the sales network next year and for his future role as Head of Sales and Member of the Executive Management Switzerland, and I look forward to working with him in the future."
Source: www.helvetia.ch
