Hannover, 8 November 2024: Hannover Re Chief Executive Officer Jean-Jacques Henchoz (60) is not extending his expiring contract at his own request. He will leave the Executive Board of Hannover Re on 31 March 2025, but will remain closely associated with the company. His successor as of 1 April 2025 will be Chief Financial Officer Clemens Jungsthöfel (54). Christian Hermelingmeier (43), currently Chief Financial Officer of HDI Global SE, will succeed him as Chief Financial Officer of Hannover Re on the same date.
Clemens Jungsthöfel has proven his exceptional expertise in recent years as Chief Financial Officer of Hannover Re and the corporate and specialty insurer HDI Global as well as a partner at auditing and consulting firm KPMG, where he exclusively advised primary insurance and reinsurance companies. He is an auditor, tax consultant and qualified insurance agent.
His successor, Christian Hermelingmeier, has been Chief Financial Officer at corporate & specialty insurer HDI Global since September 2020. Christian Hermelingmeier was previously Head of Controlling for Talanx Group's Private and Corporate Insurance Germany division. He holds a doctorate in business mathematics and is also a trained actuary.
Hannover Re is one of the world’s leading reinsurers. It transacts all lines of property & casualty and life & health reinsurance and is present worldwide with more than 3,500 staff. German business of the Hannover Re Group is written by the subsidiary E+S Rück. Established in 1966, Hannover Re is recognised as a reliable partner for innovative risk solutions, exceptional customer intimacy and financial soundness. The rating agencies most relevant to the insurance industry have awarded both Hannover Re and E+S Rück outstanding financial strength ratings: Standard & Poor's AA- "Very Strong" and A.M. Best A+ "Superior".
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