Members of the Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board of Allianz SE consists of twelve members divided equally into six shareholder representatives and six employee representatives. In accordance with the SE regulations, the Chairman of the Supervisory Board must be a shareholder representative. Dr. Jörg Schneider has been elected Chairman. The vice chairpersons of the Supervisory Board are Prof. Dr. Ralf P. Thomas and Gabriele Burkhardt-Berg.
The distribution of seats for the employee representatives assigns four seats to Germany and one each to France and to Italy. The most recent elections to the Supervisory Board took place at the Annual General Meeting 2026.
Shareholder representatives
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Dr. Jörg Schneider
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Prof. Dr. Ralf P. Thomas
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Sophie Boissard
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Stephanie Bruce
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Rashmy Chatterjee
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Dr. Frank Ellenbürger
Dr. Jörg Schneider
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| Position | Former Chief Financial Officer, Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft in München (Munich Re) |
| Personal details |
Date of birth
Place of birth
Place of residence
Nationality
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First appointment
Elected until |
May 2024
Annual General Meeting 2028 |
| Committees |
Standing Committee (Chairman) Personnel Committee (Chairman) Audit Committee Risk Committee (Chairman) Technology Committee Nomination Committee (Chairman) Sustainability Committee |
| Education |
Bachelor of business administration (BA) First state examination for lawyers, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich Second state examination for lawyers, Bavaria PhD (Dr Jur), Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich |
| Professional career |
1988 – 1993
1993 – 1997
1997 – 2000
2000 – 2001
2001 – 2018
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| No membership in other statutory supervisory and SE administrative boards in Germany | |
| No membership in comparable supervisory bodies (listed on a stock exchange or more than 500 employees) |
Prof. Dr. Ralf P. Thomas
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| Position | Former Chief Financial Officer, Siemens AG |
| Personal details |
Date of birth
Place of birth
Place of residence
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First appointment
Elected until |
May 2025
Annual General Meeting 2029 |
| Committees |
Standing Committee Personnel Committee Audit Committee Risk Committee Technology Committee |
| Education |
Apprenticeship in Business Administration Diploma in Business Administration, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nuremberg PhD (Dr. rer. pol.), Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nuremberg |
| Professional career |
1995 – 1999
1999 – 2001
2001 – 2002
2002 – 2004
2004 – 2008
2008 – 2013
2013 – 2026
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| Membership in other statutory supervisory and SE administrative boards in Germany |
Siemens Healthineers AG (Siemens Group company, Chairman)
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| Membership in comparable supervisory bodies (listed on a stock exchange or more than 500 employees) | Siemens Proprietary Ltd., South Africa (Siemens Group company, Chairman) |
| Listed company |
Sophie Boissard
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| Position |
Chairwoman of the Board of Management, Clariane SE
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| Personal details |
Date of birth
Place of birth
Place of residence
Nationality
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First appointment
Re-election Elected until |
May 2017
May 2022 and May 2026 Annual General Meeting 2029 |
| Committees |
Standing Committee Nomination Committee Sustainability Committee |
| Education |
Bachelor’s degree in German Studies, Sorbonne University, Paris, France Graduate of the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris, France Master's degree in Contemporary History, Sorbonne University, Paris, France Graduate of the École Normale Supérieure in Paris and the École Nationale d'Administration (ENA), France Executive Training Program, London Business School, United Kingdom |
| Professional career |
1996 – 2004
2004 – 2005
2005 – 2007
2007 – 2008
2008 – 2009
2009 – 2012
2012 – 2014
2014 – 2015
Since 2016
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No membership in other statutory supervisory and SE administrative boards in Germany
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| Membership in comparable supervisory bodies (listed on a stock exchange or more than 500 employees) | Eiffage S.A., France |
| Listed company |
Stephanie Bruce
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| Position | Former Chief Financial Officer, abrdn plc. |
| Personal details |
Date of birth
Place of birth
Place of residence
Nationality
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First appointment
Elected until |
May 2024
Annual General Meeting 2028 |
| Committees |
Risk Committee Nomination Committee Sustainability Committee (Chairwoman) |
| Education |
Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom Chartered Accountant, Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland Associate of Association of Corporate Treasurers |
| Professional career |
1990 – 2002
2002 – 2009
2009 – 2012
2012 – 2016
2016 – 2019
2019 – 2023
2024 – 2025
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| No membership in other statutory supervisory and SE administrative boards in Germany | |
| Membership in comparable supervisory bodies (listed on a stock exchange or more than 500 employees) |
Kane Topco Ltd. (parent company of True Potential Group Ltd.) True Potential Group Ltd. |
Rashmy Chatterjee
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| Position | Non-executive Director, ISTARI Global Ltd. |
| Personal details |
Date of birth
Place of birth
Place of residence
Nationality
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First appointment
Re-election Elected until |
May 2022
May 2026 Annual General Meeting 2030 |
| Committees |
Technology Committee (Chairwoman) |
| Education | Bachelor of Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India |
| Professional career |
1986 – 1995
1996 – 1998
1999 – 2002
2002 – 2004
2005 – 2009
2009 – 2010
2011 – 2014
2014 – 2018
2018 – 2019
2020 – 2025
Since 2026
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| No membership in other statutory supervisory and SE administrative boards in Germany | |
| Membership in comparable supervisory bodies (listed on a stock exchange or more than 500 employees) |
ISTARI International (UK) Ltd., United Kingdom (ISTARI Group Company) Sygnia, Inc., Israel (ISTARI Group Company, Chairwoman) |
Dr. Frank Ellenbürger
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| Position | Independent auditor and tax advisor |
| Personal details |
Date of birth
Place of birth
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First appointment
Elected until |
May 2026
Annual General Meeting 2030 |
| Committees |
Audit Committee (Chairman) |
| Education |
Training as an insurance agent at Victoria Versicherungsgesellschaften Studied business administration and subsequently obtained a doctorate from the University of Cologne Tax advisor exam Certified public accountant exam |
| Professional career |
1988 – 1998
1998 – 2021
2006 – 2020
2006 – 2021
2006 – 2013
2006 – 2007
2019 – 2021
Since 2021
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| No membership in other statutory supervisory and SE administrative boards in Germany | |
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Membership in comparable supervisory bodies
(listed on a stock exchange or more than 500 employees) |
MS Amlin AG (MS Reinsurance), Switzerland |
Employee representatives
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Gabriele Burkhardt-Berg
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Prof. Dr. Nadine Brandl
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Giovanni Battista Comini
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Lars Grote
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Jean-Claude Le Goaër
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Jürgen Lawrenz
Gabriele Burkhardt-Berg
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| Position |
Employee, Allianz Versicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft
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| Personal details |
Date of birth
Place of birth
Place of residence
Nationality
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First appointment
Re-election Elected until |
May 2012
May 2017, May 2022 and May 2026 Annual General Meeting 2030 |
| Committees |
Personnel Committee Technology Committee Sustainability Committee |
| Education |
Training for insurance clerk (Versicherungskauffrau)
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| Professional career |
1979 – 2001
2002 – 2008
Since 2008
2007 – 2011
Since 2011
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| No membership in other statutory supervisory and SE administrative boards in Germany | |
| No membership in comparable supervisory bodies (listed on a stock exchange or more than 500 employees) |
Prof. Dr. Nadine Brandl
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| Position | Head of the Law and Legal Policy Department, Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft ver.di, Federal Administration |
| Personal details |
Date of birth
Place of birth
Place of residence
Nationality
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First appointment
Re-election Elected until |
August 2024
May 2026 Annual General Meeting 2030 |
| Committees |
Audit Committee
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| Education |
First state examination for lawyers (1. Jur. “Staatsexamen”), Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg Second state examination for lawyers (2. Jur. “Staatsexamen”), North Rhine-Westphalia PhD (Dr Jur), Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg Honorary Professor at the Faculty of Law of the Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf |
| Professional career |
2010 – 2019
2012 – 2017
2017
2017 – 2020
Since 2019
Since 2020
2013-2020
Since 2021
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Membership in other statutory supervisory and SE administrative boards in Germany
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Deutsche Börse AG |
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No membership in comparable supervisory bodies (listed on a stock exchange or more than 500 employees)
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| Listed company |
Giovanni Battista Comini
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| Position |
Employee, Allianz S.p.A.
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| Personal details |
Date of birth
Place of birth
Place of residence
Nationality
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First appointment
Elected until |
May 2026
Annual General Meeting 2030 |
| Committees |
Risk Committee |
| Education |
Diploma of Industrial Expert, Chief Technician: Electronics and Telecommunications, I.T.I. Don Bosco Bachelor’s degree Legal Sciences, University of Brescia, Italy Master’s degree Law, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy |
| Professional career |
2009 – 2010
2011 – 2014
Since 2014
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| No membership in other statutory supervisory and SE administrative boards in Germany | |
| No membership in comparable supervisory bodies (listed on a stock exchange or more than 500 employees) |
Lars Grote
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| Position |
Employee, Allianz SE
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| Personal details |
Date of birth
Place of birth
Place of residence
Nationality
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First appointment
Elected until |
May 2026
Annual General Meeting 2030 |
| Committees |
Risk Committee Sustainability Committee |
| Education |
Diploma in Business Mathematics, University of Bielefeld |
| Professional career |
2002 – 2004
2004 – 2005
2005 – 2007
2007 – 2010
2010 – 2012
2012 – 2017
Since January 2018
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| No membership in other statutory supervisory and SE administrative boards in Germany | |
| No membership in comparable supervisory bodies (listed on a stock exchange or more than 500 employees) |
Jean-Claude Le Goaër
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| Position | Employee, Allianz I.A.R.D. S.A |
| Personal details |
Date of birth
Place of birth
Place of residence
Nationality
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First appointment
Re-election Elected until |
August 2018
May 2022 and May 2026 Annual General Meeting 2030 |
| Committees |
Standing Committee Audit Committee
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| Education |
Certificate of general mathematics Engineering degree in nutrition and food industries, École Nationale Supérieure de Biologie Appliquée à la Nutrition et l'Alimentation, Dijon, France |
| Professional career |
1991 – 2002
2000 – 2015
Since 2002
Since 2012
Since 2014
2015 – 2019
Since 2019
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| No membership in other statutory supervisory and SE administrative boards in Germany | |
| No membership in comparable supervisory bodies (listed on a stock exchange or more than 500 employees) |
Jürgen Lawrenz
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| Position | Employee, Allianz Technology SE |
| Personal details |
Date of birth
Place of birth
Place of residence
Nationality
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First appointment
Re-election Elected until |
August 2015
May 2017, May 2022 and May 2026 Annual General Meeting 2030 |
| Committees |
Standing Committee Technology Committee
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| Education |
Advanced technical college entrance certificate (Fachhochschulreife) Apprenticeship as office machine electronics technician |
| Professional career |
1987 – 1991
1991 – 1998
Since 1999
Since 2011
Since 2013
Since 2015
Since 2018
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| Membership in other statutory supervisory and SE administrative boards in Germany |
Allianz Technology SE
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| No membership in comparable supervisory bodies (listed on a stock exchange or more than 500 employees) |
News
- 01/10/2024: Allianz plans new appointments to the Supervisory Board
- 05/04/2022: Supervisory Board of Allianz SE newly elected
- 02/10/2022: Jim Hagemann Snabe resigns from the Supervisory Board of Allianz SE
- 03/05/2017: New Supervisory Board of Allianz SE elected
- 03/09/2017: Allianz SE: Supervisory Board appoints new Board Members and proposes candidates for Supervisory Board elections
- 08/20/2012: Change at the Supervisory Board of Allianz SE
- 05/09/2012: New Supervisory Board of Allianz SE established
- 12/14/2011: Supervisory Board decisions on the appointment of new board members