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Hannover Re
Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board and Executive Board of Hannover Rück SE work together on a trusting basis to manage and monitor the company and the Group as a whole. In accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Board, matters of fundamental importance require the consent of the Supervisory Board.
The Supervisory Board is comprised of nine members. Six members are elected as shareholder representatives by the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting. The three seats held by employee representatives, which are currently allocated to Germany pursuant to Part III. § 13 (3) of the Agreement regarding the Participation of Employees in Hannover Rück SE of 23 January 2013, are elected in accordance with the provisions of the SE Participation Act (SEBG) by the responsible representative body (currently the joint Employee Council of Hannover Rück SE and E+S Rückversicherung AG). The Supervisory Board appoints the members of the Executive Board.
Supervisory Board - Information as of 6 May 2024
Chief Executive Officer HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie V.a.G., Hannover
Chief Executive Officer Talanx AG, Hannover
First appointed:
2018
Place of residence:
Hannover
Year of birth:
1966
Place of birth:
Berlin
Chairman of the following committees:
- Standing Committee
- Nomination Committee
Member of the following committees:
- Finance and Audit Committee
Additional mandates currently held on supervisory boards/comparable control boards within the Hannover Re Group:
- Chairman of the Supervisory/Advisory Board E+S Rückversicherung AG, Hannover
Other current seats on supervisory boards/comparable control boards outside the Hannover Re Group:
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board HDI Global SE, Hannover
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board HDI Deutschland AG, Hannover
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board HDI International AG, Hannover
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board HDI Kundenservice AG, Cologne
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board HDI Service AG, Hannover
Qualifications:
Certified bank clerk, Deutsche Bank AG, Berlin
Degree in business administration, Berlin
Professional career
Since 2018: Chief Executive Officer of Talanx AG and HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie V.a.G., Hannover
2017 - 2018: Additionally Member of the Board of Management of HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie V.a.G., Hannover and Labour Director of Talanx AG
Since 2010: Member of the Board of Management of Talanx AG, Hannover
2004 - 2010: Allianz Slovakia, Chairman of the Board of Management
1997 - 2003: Allianz Versicherungs AG, Munich, Regional Manager – Central and Eastern Europe
1995 - 1996: Allianz Versicherungs AG, Berlin, Regional Head of Distribution
1993 - 1994: Allianz Sach-Versicherungs AG, Berlin, Assistant to the Regional Manager
Former Chief Executive Officer of Talanx AG and HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie V.a.G., Hannover
First appointed:
2002
Place of residence:
Burgwedel, Lower Saxony
Year of birth:
1954
Place of birth:
Bad Urach, Baden-Württemberg
Chairman of the following committees:
- Finance and Audit Committee
- Standing Committee
- Nomination Committee
Member of the following committees:
- Finance and Audit Committee
Additional mandates currently held on supervisory boards/comparable control boards within the Hannover Re Group:
-
Additional mandates currently held on supervisory boards/comparable control boards outsidethe Hannover Re Group:
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie V.a.G., Hannover
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Talanx AG, Hannover
Qualifications:
Degree in business administration (Diplom-Kaufmann)
Professional career
2006 - 2018: Chief Executive Officer of Talanx AG and HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie V.a.G., Hannover
2002: Member of the Board of Management of Talanx AG and HDI V.a.G., Hannover
1994: Member of the Executives Boards of Hannover Rückversicherung AG and E+S Rückversicherung AG, Hannover
1989: Hannover Rückversicherung AG and E+S Rückversicherung AG, Hannover, Senior Vice President Finance, Participations, Controlling, Taxes
1985: Insurance Corporation of Hannover, Los Angeles/USA, Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer
1984: Hannover Rückversicherung AG, Hannover, Section Manager Subsidiaries and Strategic Investments
1982: E+S Rückversicherung AG, Hannover, Executive Assistant to the Board of Management
1980: Federal Supervisory Office for the Insurance Industry, department "Financial Supervision of Property & Casualty Insurers and Reinsurers"
Staff representative
First appointed:
2019
Place of residence:
Hannover
Year of birth:
1973
Place of birth:
Hildesheim
Member of the following committees:
-
Additional mandates currently held on supervisory boards/comparable control boards within the Hannover Re Group:
-
Additional mandates currently held on supervisory boards/comparable control boards outside the Hannover Re Group:
-
Qualifications:
Read law at the University of Osnabrück
Professional career
Since 2012: Hannover Rück SE, Technical Accounting and Claims Department, Senior Claims Counsel
Since 2006: Continuous membership of the Employee Council in various committees of Hannover Rück SE
2004 – 2012: Technical Accounting and Claims Department
Staff representative
First appointed:
2024
Place of residence:
Hannover, Lower Saxony
Year of birth:
1980
Place of birth:
Stade, Lower Saxony
Member of the following committees:
None
Additional mandates currently held on supervisory boards/comparable control boards within the Hannover Re Group:
Member of the Workers Council
Additional mandates currently held on supervisory boards/comparable control boards outside the Hannover Re Group:
None
Qualifications:
Business Lawyer, LLM
Professional career:
Since 07.2009 - Hannover Re, Hannover Reinsurance Accountant, Reinsurance Accounting & Valuation
06.2004 - 02.2005 Signal Iduna, Hildesheim, Insurance salesman
08.2001 - 06.2004 Signal Iduna, Hildesheim, Training as an insurance salesman
Independent management consultant
First appointed:
2024
Place of residence:
Hannover, Lower Saxony
Year of birth:
1966
Place of birth:
Rheinhausen (today Duisburg), Germany
Member of the following committees:
None
Additional mandates currently held on supervisory boards/comparable control boards within the Hannover Re Group:
None
Additional mandates currently held on supervisory boards/comparable control boards outside the Hannover Re Group:
None
Qualifications:
Degree in business administration (Diplom-Kaufmann), Tübingen
Auditor, tax consultant
Professional career:
2018-2022 Chairman of the Management Board and Senior Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers Europe GmbH
2015-2018 Member of the Management Board of PwC Germany and PwC Europe, Chief Operating Officer / Chief Digital Officer
2015-2018 Member of the Supervisory Board of L&F Indemnity Limited (insurance company), and member of the Supervisory Board of S&H (Guernsey) Limited (pension company)
2010-2015 Member of the Management Board, PwC Germany and PwC Europe, responsible for the assurance area
2001-2014 Partner at PwC with various management functions Since
1996 Various positions at PwC, tax consultant since 1996, auditor since 1998
Staff representative
First appointed:
2024
Place of residence:
Hannover, Lower Saxony
Year of birth:
1965
Place of birth:
Giessen, Germany
Member of the following committees:
None
Additional mandates currently held on supervisory boards/comparable control boards within the Hannover Re Group:
Member of the Workers Council
Additional mandates currently held on supervisory boards/comparable control boards outside the Hannover Re Group:
None
Qualifications:
Diploma in Mathematics
Professional career:
Since 2004 Head of Unit in the Central Division Germany, Accident and Functional Disability Insurance, Hannover Re
1999-2012 Head of Division Life and Health Reinsurance Germany, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Austria, Hannover Re
1992-1999 Various positions at Mecklenburgische Lebens Versicherungs-AG, including Head of the Mathematics Department
Independent management consultant
First appointed:
2024
Place of residence:
Zurich, Switzerland
Year of birth:
1966
Place of birth:
Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic
Member of the following committees:
None
Additional mandates currently held on supervisory boards/comparable control boards within the Hannover Re Group:
None
Additional mandates currently held on supervisory boards/comparable control boards outside the Hannover Re Group:
None
Qualifications:
Doctor of Science, Master in Mathematics, Prague
Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Statistics, Zurich
Professional career:
Since 2023 Lecturer in Cryptology and Statistics, University of Applied Sciences North Eastern Switzerland, Windisch, Switzerland
Since 2010 Owner, Kouba Consulting, Zurich, Switzerland Lecturer in Actuarial Mathematics and Financial Mathematics, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland
2020-2023 Member of the Board of Directors, Deutsche Rück Switzerland, Zurich
2005-2009 RVK, Head of the Actuarial Department
2001-2005 Ernst & Young, Management Consultant Actuarial Services, Zurich, London
1995-2001 Winterthur Insurance, Head of Reserving Property & Casualty, and Country Manager for the Czech Republic, Life & Pension
Member of various supervisory boards
First appointed:
2018
Place of residence:
Munich
Year of birth:
1958
Place of birth:
Landshut
Chairwoman of the following committees:
- Finance and Audit Committee
Additional mandates currently held on supervisory boards/comparable control boards within the Hannover Re Group:
-
Additional mandates currently held on supervisory boards/comparable control boards outside the Hannover Re Group:
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Mecklenburgische Krankenversicherungs-AG, Hannover
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Mecklenburgische Lebensversicherungs-AG, Hannover
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Württembergische Lebensversicherung AG, Stuttgart
Qualifications:
Read law at the Universities of Munich and Geneva; doctorate (Dr. jur.) from the University of Munich; first and second state examination in law; Executive Education Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
Professional career
2017 - 2021: Full-time member of the Supervisory Board of the Association, Association of German Dioceses (VDD), Corporation under Public Law, Bonn
Since 2015: Freelance consulting
2001 - 2015: Various Board mandates with the German companies belonging to the Swiss Re Group, Swiss Re Germany AG, Swiss Re Germany Holding AG, Swiss Re Frankona AG, Area of Board responsibility: Finance
1998 - 2001: Bayerische Rückversicherung AG, Divisional Manager Investments and Legal
1994 - 1998: Bayerische Rückversicherung AG
Divisional Manager Central Divisions Logistics and Legal
1987 - 1994: Bayerische Rückversicherung AG
Legal specialist
Member of various supervisory boards
First appointed:
2019
Place of residence:
Hamburg
Year of birth:
1958
Place of birth:
Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia
Member of the following Committees:
-
Additional mandates currently held on supervisory boards/comparable control boards within the Hannover Re Group:
-
Additional mandates currently held on supervisory boards/comparable control boards outside the Hannover Re Group:
- Member of the Supervisory Board HDI Global SE, Hannover
- Member of the Supervisory Board HDI International AG, Hannover
Qualifications:
Degree in business administration (Diplom-Kaufmann), doctorate from the University of Hamburg
Professional career
2004 - 2013: Leader of McKinsey’s European Risk Insurance Practice
1992 - 2000: additionally Head of the Hamburg Office of McKinsey & Company, Inc.
1998: additionally Head of the Hamburg Office of McKinsey & Company, Inc.
1991 - 1998: Elected as a Partner of McKinsey & Company, Inc., member of McKinsey’s European Leadership of the Insurance and Asset Management Practice
1985 - 1991: Associate in the Hamburg office of German branch at McKinsey & Company, Inc.
1983 - 1985: Assistant to the Chief Financial Officer of HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie V.a.G and of Hannover Rückversicherungs-AG/Eisen und Stahl Rückversicherungs-AG