Members of the Board of Management are appointed for a maximum term of five years. First-time appointments have usually a term of three years.
Members of the Board of Management
The Board of Management of Allianz SE is made up of nine members. Chairman of the Board of Management is Oliver Bäte.
Here you can find the CVs of all members of the Board of Management including their sphere of responsibility.
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Bäte
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Boshnakova
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Coste-Lepoutre
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Karuth-Zelle
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Röhler
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Thallinger
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Townsend
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Wagner
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Wimmer
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| Personal details |
Date of birth Place of birth Nationality |
| Education |
Apprenticeship at Westdeutsche Landesbank, Cologne, Germany University of Cologne, Business Administration Leonard Stern School of Business, New York University, MBA |
| Professional career |
1993 – 1994 1995 – 1998 1998 – 2003 2003 – 2007 2008 – September 2009 September 2009 – 2012 2013 – 2014 January – May 7, 2015 Since May 7, 2015 September 2015 – March 2018 |
| Membership in official bodies |
Pan European Insurance Forum (PEIF) Institute of International Finance (IIF) Geneva Association (Vice Chairman) |
| Membership in comparable supervisory bodies (listed on a stock exchange or more than 500 employees) |
Coalition, Inc. Sanlam Allianz Africa (Pty) Ltd. |
Sirma Boshnakova
Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, Insurance Western & Southern Europe, Allianz Direct, Allianz Partners
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Date of birth Place of birth Nationality |
| Education |
Master of Economics – International Economic Affairs, Moscow State Institute of International Affairs (MGIMO) |
| Professional career |
1995 – 1997 1998 – 2004 2005 – 2010 2007 2007 – 2010 2011 – 2015 2015 – 2019 2019 – 2022 Since January 1, 2022 |
| Membership in comparable supervisory bodies (listed on a stock exchange or more than 500 employees) |
Allianz Holding France SAS (Group mandate) Allianz Partners SAS (Group mandate, Chairwoman) Allianz Sigorta A.S. (Group mandate) Allianz Yasam ve Emeklilik A.S. (Group mandate) |
Claire-Marie Coste-Lepoutre
Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, Finance, Risk, Actuarial, Legal, Compliance (CFO)
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Date of birth Place of birth Nationality |
| Education |
Master of Actuarial Science, Institut de Science Financière et d’Assurances (ISFA) Lyon Fellow of the French Actuarial Society |
| Professional career |
1998 – 1999 1999 – 2004 2004 – 2011 2011 – 2012 2013 – 2015 2015 – 2019 2019 – 2023 September – December 2023 Since January 1, 2024 |
Dr. Barbara Karuth-Zelle
Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, Operations, IT and Organization (COO)
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Date of birth Place of birth Nationality |
| Education |
PhD in Economics, Universität der Bundeswehr, Munich Business Administration, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich |
| Professional career |
1993 – 1998 1998 – 1999 2000 – 2001 2001 – 2007 2008 – 2011 2012 – 2015 2016 – 2020 Since January 1, 2021 |
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Membership in statutory supervisory and SE administrative boards in Germany |
Allianz Technology SE (Group mandate, Chairwoman) |
| Membership in comparable supervisory bodies (listed on a stock exchange or more than 500 employees) | Allianz Partners SAS (Group mandate) |
Dr. Klaus-Peter Röhler
Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, Insurance German Speaking Countries, Central Europe, Global P&C
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Date of birth Place of birth Nationality |
| Education |
Bank apprenticeship, Vereins- und Westbank, Hannover 1. and 2. state law exams and PhD in law, Göttingen University Study of economics and Master Degree in Business Administration (Diplom-Kaufmann), Göttingen University |
| Professional career |
1996 – 1999 1999 – 2000 2000 – 2001 2001 – 2002 2002 – 2003 2003 – 2006 2006 – 2007 2007 – 2012 2012 – 2013 2014 – 2017 Since 2018 Since April 1, 2020 |
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Membership in statutory supervisory and SE administrative boards in Germany |
EUROKAI GmbH & Co. KGaA Allianz Beratungs- und Vertriebs-AG (Group mandate, Chairman) Allianz Kunde und Markt (Group mandate, Chairman) Allianz Lebensversicherungs-AG (Group mandate, Chairman) Allianz Private Krankenversicherungs-AG (Group mandate, Chairman) Allianz Versicherungs-AG (Group mandate, Chairman) |
| Membership in comparable supervisory bodies (listed on a stock exchange or more than 500 employees) |
Allianz Suisse Lebensversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Group mandate) Allianz Suisse Versicherungs-Gesellschaft AG (Group mandate) |
| Listed company |
Dr. Günther Thallinger
Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, Investment Management, Sustainability
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Date of birth Place of birth Nationality |
| Education |
Technical University of Graz and Vienna, Technical Mathematics Technical University of Vienna, Dissertation in Applied Mathematics |
| Professional career |
1996 – 1998 1999 – 2004 2005 – 2009 2009 – 2011 2012– 2016 Since January 1, 2017 Since January 1, 2018 |
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Membership in statutory supervisory and SE administrative boards in Germany |
Allianz Investment Management SE (Group mandate, Chairman) Allianz Private Krankenversicherungs-AG (Group mandate) |
Christopher Townsend
Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, Global Insurance Lines, Reinsurance, Anglo Markets, Iberia, Latin America, Africa
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| Personal details |
Date of birth Place of birth Nationality |
| Education |
Chartered Insurer |
| Professional career |
1989 – 1991 1991 – 2000 2000 – 2003 2004 – 2006 2006 2007– 2010 2010 – 2012 2012 – 2017 2018 – 2020 Since January 1, 2021 |
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Membership in statutory supervisory and SE administrative boards in Germany |
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (Group mandate, Chairman) |
| Membership in comparable supervisory bodies (listed on a stock exchange or more than 500 employees) |
Allianz Australia Ltd. (Group mandate) Allianz Plc (Group mandate) Euler Hermes Group SAS (Group mandate, Chairman) Sanlam Allianz Africa (Pty) Ltd. (Chairman) |
Renate Wagner
Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, Asia Pacific, Mergers & Acquisitions, People and Culture
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| Personal details |
Date of birth Place of birth Nationality |
| Education |
Diploma in Mathematics, University of Paderborn Master of Business Administration, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh |
| Professional career |
1998 – 2000 2001 – 2005 2005 – 2006 2006 – 2008 2008 – 2010 2010 – 2013 2013 – 2014 2014 – 2015 2015 – 2018 January to March 2019 April to December 2019 Since January 1, 2020 2020 – 2022 |
| Membership in comparable supervisory bodies (listed on a stock exchange or more than 500 employees) |
Allianz Australia Ltd. (Group mandate) Allianz (China) Insurance Holding Company Ltd. (Group mandate, Chairwoman) |
Dr. Andreas Wimmer
Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, Asset Management, US Life Insurance
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Date of birth Place of birth Nationality |
| Education |
Degree in Business Administration, University of Regensburg (Germany) MBA, Murray State University (USA) PhD. in Business Administration, University of Regensburg |
| Professional career |
1999 – 2004 2004 – 2006 2006 – 2009 2009 – 2011 2012 – 2013 2014 2015 – 2019 2020 – 2021 2020 – March 2022 Since October 1, 2021 |
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Membership in statutory supervisory and SE administrative boards in Germany |
Allianz Lebensversicherungs-AG (Group mandate) Entis Lebensversicherung AG Heidelberger Lebensversicherung AG Proxalto Lebensversicherung AG Skandia Lebensversicherung AG Viridium Holding AG Viridium Rückversicherung AG |
| Membership in comparable supervisory bodies (listed on a stock exchange or more than 500 employees) |
Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Group mandate, Chairman) ALTI Global Inc. |
News
- 05/14/2024: Claire-Marie Coste-Lepoutre: Leading with rigor and curiosity
- 03/06/2024: Allianz SE extends contracts of Board Members Sirma Boshnakova and Günther Thallinger
- 10/02/2023: Allianz SE Announces Updates to its Board of Management
- 06/23/2023: Allianz SE Supervisory Board Extends Mandates for Barbara Karuth-Zelle and Christopher Townsend through 2028
- 09/29/2022: Allianz SE Simplifies Management Board Structure
- 09/30/2021: Changes to the Allianz SE Board of Management
- 09/30/2021: Short Biography Andreas Wimmer
- 09/30/2021: Further changes to Allianz SE Board of Management
- 09/25/2020: Changes to the Allianz SE Board of Management
- 09/25/2020: Chris Townsend: An insurance career spanning the globe
- 02/21/2020: Change to the Allianz SE Board of Management: Klaus-Peter Röhler succeeds Axel Theis
- 06/27/2019: Changes to the Board of Management at Allianz SE
- 11/23/2018: Contract of Allianz SE CEO Oliver Bäte extended
- 03/08/2018: Ivan de la Sota appointed to Board of Management of Allianz SE as Chief Business Transformation Officer
- 03/09/2017: Allianz SE: Supervisory Board appoints new Board Members and proposes candidates for Supervisory Board elections
- 03/10/2016: Changes to Allianz SE Board of Management
- 08/06/2015: Supervisory Board of Allianz SE decides on changes to the Board of Management
- 05/06/2015: Oliver Bäte takes over from Michael Diekmann as CEO of Allianz
- 12/18/2014: Portrait of Sergio Balbinot, "The quiet diplomat"
- 10/02/2014: Oliver Bäte to become new CEO after 2015 Annual General Meeting
- 09/13/2012: New board responsibilities for Oliver Bäte and Dieter Wemmer as of January 2013
- 12/14/2011: Supervisory Board decisions on the appointment of new board members
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