Change in leadership at Allianz Group Economic Research

Ludovic Subran will become the Chief Economist of Allianz SE and take over as Head of Group Economic Research from October 1, 2019. He succeeds Michael Heise who is retiring after 17 years at Allianz.

“Michael Heise’s expertise has been a tremendous support over the years. He has developed Group Economic Research into one of the most eminent corporate research teams, for which we would like to thank him most sincerely,” says Günther Thallinger, Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, responsible for Investment Management and ESG. “Ludovic Subran has demonstrated his outstanding economic abilities in recent years. We are convinced that his expertise will make an important contribution to the success of Allianz.”

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Ludovic Subran
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Michael Heise

Michael Heise joined Allianz in 2002. He is an honorary professor at the Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt am Main and has lectured at the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel. Heise is one of the best-known German economists, author of books on the European Monetary Union and monetary policy, and has an extensive list of publications in national and international media. He has been named “Forecaster of the Year for the German Economy” several times by German news outlet Süddeutsche Zeitung.

Ludovic Subran joined Allianz in 2012 as the Chief Economist of Euler Hermes. Most recently, he served as the Deputy Chief Economist of Allianz SE. Before joining Allianz, Subran worked for the French Ministry of Finance, the United Nations, and the World Bank. He is also an adjunct professor of economics at HEC Business School and at Sciences Po in Paris. 

The Allianz Group is one of the world's leading insurers and asset managers with around 125 million* private and corporate customers in nearly 70 countries. Allianz customers benefit from a broad range of personal and corporate insurance services, ranging from property, life and health insurance to assistance services to credit insurance and global business insurance. Allianz is one of the world’s largest investors, managing around 737 billion euros** on behalf of its insurance customers. Furthermore, our asset managers PIMCO and Allianz Global Investors manage about 1.7 trillion euros** of third-party assets. Thanks to our systematic integration of ecological and social criteria in our business processes and investment decisions, we are among the leaders in the insurance industry in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index. In 2023, over 157,000 employees achieved total business volume of 161.7 billion euros and an operating profit of 14.7 billion euros for the group.
* Including non-consolidated entities with Allianz customers.
** As of December 31, 2023.

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