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.

Bäte

Oliver Bäte

Chairman of the Board of Management of Allianz SE (CEO)

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Personal details	Date of birth March 1, 1965 Place of birth Bensberg, Germany Nationality German
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 McKinsey & Company, New York 1995 – 1998 McKinsey & Company, Germany 1998 – 2003 McKinsey & Company, Germany, Principal, Leader of the German Insurance Practice 2003 – 2007 McKinsey & Company, Germany, Director, Leader of the European Insurance and Asset Management Sector 2008 – September 2009 Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, Chief Operating Officer (COO) September 2009 – 2012 Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, Controlling, Reporting, Risk (CFO) 2013 – 2014 Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, responsible for the insurance business in France, Benelux, Italy, Greece, Turkey, and for the Center of Competence "Global Property & Casualty" January – May 7, 2015 Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, responsible for the Center of Competence "Global Property & Casualty" Since May 7, 2015 Chairman of the Board of Management of Allianz SE (CEO) September 2015 – March 2018 Additionally responsible for Human Resources (Director responsible for Work and Social Welfare)
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.

Boshnakova

Sirma Boshnakova

Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, Insurance Western & Southern Europe, Allianz Direct, Allianz Partners

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Personal details	Date of birth October 15, 1971 Place of birth Plovdiv, Bulgaria Nationality Bulgarian
Education	Master of Economics – International Economic Affairs, Moscow State Institute of International Affairs (MGIMO)
Professional career	1995 – 1997 Associate Consultant, The Boston Consulting Group, London 1998 – 2004 Various positions, Remedium Group of Companies, Moscow 2005 – 2010 Head of Group Benefits – Health, Protection Insurance, Renaissance Insurance Group, Moscow 2007 COO, Renaissance Insurance Group, Moscow 2007 – 2010 Executive Vice President Sales and Regional Development, Renaissance Insurance Group, Moscow 2011 – 2015 CEO, Uralsib Non-life Insurance (P&C) Group and Board Chairwoman of Health and Life Insurance Uralsib Insurance Group, Moscow 2015 – 2019 Executive Vice President, Business Division for western and southern Europe, Allianz SE, Munich 2019 – 2022 CEO, Allianz Partners SAS, Saint-Ouen, France Since January 1, 2022 Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE
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)

Coste-Lepoutre

Claire-Marie Coste-Lepoutre

Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, Finance, Risk, Actuarial, Legal, Compliance (CFO)

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Personal details

Date of birth
April 13, 1975

Place of birth
Châlons en Champagne, France

Nationality
French

Education

Master of Actuarial Science, Institut de Science Financière et d’Assurances (ISFA) Lyon

Fellow of the French Actuarial Society

Professional career

1998 – 1999
Intern, Group Reserving and Controlling, Swiss Re, Zurich

1999 – 2004
Various positions, SCOR Group, Paris and Toronto

2004 – 2011
Associate Principal, McKinsey & Company, Paris and Vienna

2011 – 2012
Head of CFO Office, Allianz SE, Munich

2013 – 2015
Head of Business Division for France, Benelux and Africa, Allianz SE, Munich

2015 – 2019
Regional CFO for Allianz Benelux, Allianz SE, Brussels

2019 – 2023
CFO, since 2023 Deputy CEO, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE, Munich

September – December 2023
Head of Group Actuarial, Planning and Controlling and Group Chief Actuary, Allianz SE, Munich

Since January 1, 2024
Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE (CFO)

Karuth-Zelle

Dr. Barbara Karuth-Zelle

Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, Operations, IT and Organization (COO)

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Personal details	Date of birth October 20, 1968 Place of birth Munich, Germany Nationality German
Education	PhD in Economics, Universität der Bundeswehr, Munich Business Administration, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich
Professional career	1993 – 1998 Consultant, Institute of Health Economics (IfG), Munich 1998 – 1999 Executive Assistant to Medical Director, Curatorship for Dialysis and Kidney Transplantation (KfH e.V.), Frankfurt am Main 2000 – 2001 Trainee, Allianz Private Krankenversicherungs-AG, Munich 2001 – 2007 Head of Claims and Health Care Management, Allianz Private Krankenversicherungs-AG, Munich 2008 – 2011 Head of COO Office (Chief Operating Officer), Allianz SE, Munich 2012 – 2015 Member of the Board of Management, Head of Business Transformations, Allianz Technology SE (formerly AMOS SE), Munich 2016 – 2020 CEO, Allianz Technology SE, Munich Since January 1, 2021 Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, Chief Operating Officer (COO)
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)

Röhler

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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Personal details	Date of birth November 4, 1964 Place of birth Landau, Germany Nationality German
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 Executive Assistant to the Head of North-Rhine Westphalia regional office, Allianz Versicherungs-AG, Cologne 1999 – 2000 Regional Sales Manager Agent Channel, North-Rhine Westphalia regional office, Allianz Versicherungs-AG, Soest 2000 – 2001 Department Head for Property & Casualty small/medium commercial customers, North-Rhine Westphalia regional office, Allianz Versicherungs-AG, Cologne 2001 – 2002 Head of Banking Sales, North-Rhine Westphalia regional office, Allianz Versicherungs-AG, Cologne 2002 – 2003 Allianz-Dresdner Integration Office, Munich (as of 07/2002 Head of Office) 2003 – 2006 Head of CEO Office, Allianz SE, Munich 2006 – 2007 Senior Vice President, Business Division Europe I (Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Portugal, Greece and Turkey), Allianz SE, Munich 2007 – 2012 General Manager & COO, Allianz S.p.A, Milan 2012 – 2013 CEO and delegate of the Board of Directors, Allianz Suisse, Zurich 2014 – 2017 CEO, Allianz S.p.A., Milan Since 2018 CEO, Allianz Deutschland AG, Munich Since April 1, 2020 Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE
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)
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Thallinger

Dr. Günther Thallinger

Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, Investment Management, Sustainability

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Personal details	Date of birth January 24, 1972 Place of birth Graz, Austria Nationality Austrian
Education	Technical University of Graz and Vienna, Technical Mathematics Technical University of Vienna, Dissertation in Applied Mathematics
Professional career	1996 – 1998 Scientist, Technical University of Vienna 1999 – 2004 McKinsey & Company, Cologne & Vienna 2005 – 2009 Principal, McKinsey & Company 2009 – 2011 CFO, Allianz Investment Management (AIM SE) 2012– 2016 CEO, Allianz Investment Management (AIM SE) Since January 1, 2017 Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE Since January 1, 2018 Additionally Chairman of the Group Sustainability Board
Membership in statutory supervisory and SE administrative boards in Germany	Allianz Investment Management SE (Group mandate, Chairman) Allianz Private Krankenversicherungs-AG (Group mandate)

Townsend

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 June 16, 1968 Place of birth Lyndhurst, Hampshire, England Nationality British
Education	Chartered Insurer
Professional career	1989 – 1991 Junior Crime underwriter, Aviva (formerly Guarantee Society), London 1991 – 2000 Financial Lines underwriter, National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, New York AIG Europe (UK) Limited, London American Home Assurance Company Pty, Sydney 2000 – 2003 Senior Vice President, Head of Mergers & Acquisitions, AIG Europe (UK) Limited, London 2004 – 2006 Head of Commercial Lines Asia, AIG South East Asia & Greater China Regional Holding Company, Hong Kong 2006 CEO Hong Kong, American Home Assurance Company Pty, Hong Kong 2007– 2010 CEO Australasia, American Home Assurance Company Pty, Sydney 2010 – 2012 CEO Asia Pacific, AIG APAC Holdings Pte Limited, Singapore 2012 – 2017 CEO Asia and member of the global executive group, MetLife Inc, Hong Kong 2018 – 2020 CEO International, AIG, Hong Kong and London Since January 1, 2021 Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE
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)

Wagner

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 September 29, 1974 Place of birth Heltau, Romania Nationality German
Education	Diploma in Mathematics, University of Paderborn Master of Business Administration, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
Professional career	1998 – 2000 Risk Analyst, Westdeutsche Landesbank AG, Dusseldorf 2001 – 2005 Senior Consultant, KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Munich 2005 – 2006 Head of Accounting, Risk Controlling and Regulatory Reporting, dab Bank AG, Munich 2006 – 2008 Head of Change Management, Zurich Insurance Group, Zurich 2008 – 2010 Head of Capital & Liquidity Management and Risk Based Capital, Zurich Insurance Group, Zurich 2010 – 2013 Head of Business Performance Management, Strategic Finance and Divisional Treasurer, Zurich Insurance Group, Zurich 2013 – 2014 Head of CFO Office, Allianz SE, Munich 2014 – 2015 Head of CEO Office, Allianz SE, Munich 2015 – 2018 Regional CFO and Head of Life & Health Asia-Pacific, Allianz SE, Singapore January to March 2019 Regional CEO Life & Health Asia-Pacific, Allianz SE, Singapore April to December 2019 Head of Human Resources, Allianz SE, Munich Since January 1, 2020 Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE 2020 – 2022 Additionally Member of the Board of Management of Allianz Deutschland AG, Munich, responsible for Human Resources and Internal Services
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)

Wimmer

Dr. Andreas Wimmer

Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, Asset Management, US Life Insurance

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Personal details	Date of birth June 7, 1974 Place of birth Dingolfing, Germany Nationality German
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 Researcher at the Institute for Banking Innovation (ibi), Regensburg, Germany 2004 – 2006 Executive Assistant to the board member for finance and investment management / Chief Executive Officer, Allianz Lebensversicherungs-AG, Stuttgart 2006 – 2009 Team lead product development, Allianz Lebensversicherungs-AG, Stuttgart 2009 – 2011 Head of broker sales department, Allianz Lebensversicherungs-AG, Hamburg 2012 – 2013 Head of broker sales division, Allianz Versicherungs-AG, Hamburg 2014 Head of special sales division, Allianz Lebensversicherungs-AG, Stuttgart 2015 – 2019 Member of the Board of Management, corporate clients, Allianz Lebensversicherungs-AG, Stuttgart 2020 – 2021 Member of the Board of Management, life insurance, Allianz Deutschland AG, Munich 2020 – March 2022 Chief Executive Officer, Allianz Lebensversicherungs-AG, Stuttgart Since October 1, 2021 Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE
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.

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Members of the Board of Management

Oliver Bäte

Sirma Boshnakova

Claire-Marie Coste-Lepoutre

Dr. Barbara Karuth-Zelle

Dr. Klaus-Peter Röhler

Dr. Günther Thallinger

Christopher Townsend

Renate Wagner

Dr. Andreas Wimmer

Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, Asset Management, US Life Insurance

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