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.
Information as of 1 April 2022
Torsten Leue, Chairman
Chief Executive Officer HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie V.a.G., Hanover
Chief Executive Officer Talanx AG, Hanover
First appointed:
2018
Place of residence:
Hanover
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, Hanover
Other current seats on supervisory boards/comparable control boards outside the Hannover Re Group:
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board HDI Global SE, Hanover
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board HDI Deutschland AG, Hanover
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board HDI International AG, Hanover
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board HDI Kundenservice AG, Cologne
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board HDI Service AG, Hanover
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., Hanover
2017 - 2018
Additionally Member of the Board of Management of HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie V.a.G., Hanover and Labour Director of Talanx AG
Since 2010
Member of the Board of Management of Talanx AG, Hanover
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
Herbert K. Haas, Deputy Chairman
Former Chief Executive Officer of Talanx AG and HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie V.a.G., Hanover
First appointed:
2002
Place of residence:
Burgwedel, Lower Saxony
Year of birth:
1954
Place of birth:
Bad Urach, Baden-Württemberg
Member of the following committees:
- Finance and Audit Committee
- Standing Committee
- Nomination 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:
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie V.a.G., Hanover
- Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Talanx AG, Hanover
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., Hanover
2002
Member of the Board of Management of Talanx AG and HDI V.a.G., Hanover
1994
Member of the Executives Boards of Hannover Rückversicherung AG and E+S Rückversicherung AG, Hanover
1989
Hannover Rückversicherung AG and E+S Rückversicherung AG, Hanover
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, Hanover
Section Manager Subsidiaries and Strategic Investments
1982
E+S Rückversicherung AG, Hanover
Executive Assistant to the Board of Management
1980
Federal Supervisory Office for the Insurance Industry, department "Financial Supervision of Property & Casualty Insurers and Reinsurers"
Natalie Bani Ardalan
Staff representative
First appointed:
2019
Place of residence:
Springe, Lower Saxony
Year of birth:
1972
Place of birth:
Sevenoaks, United Kingdom
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:
Marketing and communications specialist
Professional career
Since 2015
Hannover Rück SE
Life & Health Management Support
Consultant Marketing and communication
Since 2010
Continuous membership in various positions and Employee Council committees of Hannover Rück SE
2001 - 2014
Clerical duties in various departments and positions in the Business Group Life & Health Reinsurance in the areas of customer relationship management, marketing and sales support
2000
Human Resources International Department
Frauke Heitmüller
Staff representative
First appointed:
2012
Place of residence:
Hannover, Lower Saxony
Year of birth:
1968
Place of birth:
Jever, Lower Saxony
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:
Financial accountant
Professional career
Since 2013
Coordinator Business Partner Data in the area FA-SEC (Security Assessment & Rating)
Since 1998
Continous membership of the Employee Council of the joint operations Hannover Rück SE, E+S Rück and Inter Hannover
Since 1993
E+S Rückversicherung AG
Clerical duties for E+S Rück and Hannover Rück SE in various departments and positions in finance, current accounting, technical accounting and business partner data management
1991 - 1992
Further training as a financial accountant parallel to employment duties
1988
Successfully completed vocational training as an office administrator
Ilka Hundeshagen
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
Dr. Ursula Lipowsky
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, Hanover
- Member of the Supervisory Board of Mecklenburgische Lebensversicherungs-AG, Hanover
- 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
Dr. Michael Ollmann
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, Hanover
- Member of the Supervisory Board HDI International AG, Hanover
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
Dr. Andrea Pollak
Independent management consultant
First appointed:
2011
Place of residence:
Vienna, Austria
Year of birth:
1959
Place of birth:
Vienna, Austria
Member of the following committees:
- Nomination 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:
- Deputy Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Fronius International GmbH, Pettenbach, Austria
Qualifications:
- Read commercial sciences at Vienna University of Economics and Business, Master's degree in social and economic sciences
- Doctoral studies at Vienna University of Economics and Business, Stanford University, UC Berkeley and San Francisco State University, Doctorate from Vienna University of Economics and Business (human resources management)
- INSEAD, Fontainebleau (International Marketing Programme)
Professional career
2009
Independent consulting work, Advisory Services, Vienna
2006
Koninklijke DSM N.V., Netherlands
DSM Anti-Infectives B.V., Delft
Vice President
2005
DSM Anti-Infectives, Beijing
Vice President and Business Unit Director China
2001
DSM Fine Chemicals Austria, Linz
President/CEO and Business Unit Director
1997
DSM Fine Chemicals Austria, Linz
CFO
1994
Weidmüller GmbH und Klippon Elektrotechnik GmbH, Vienna
Commercial Director and Authorised Officer
1990
Creditanstalt-Investment Bank AG, Vienna
Vice President
1986
Finanzierungsgarantie-Gesellschaft m.b.H., Vienna
Business consulting specialist
1984
Österreichische Kontrollbank AG, Vienna
Dr. Erhard Schipporeit
Independent management consultant
First appointed:
2007
Place of residence:
Hannover, Lower Saxony
Year of birth:
1949
Place of birth:
Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt
Member of the following committees:
- Standing 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 BDO AG, Hamburg
- Member of the Supervisory Board HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie V.a.G., Hanover
- Member of the Supervisory Board RWE AG, Essen
- Member of the Supervisory Board Talanx AG, Hanover
Qualifications:
Degree in business administration (Diplom-Kaufmann); doctorate from the University of Göttingen
Professional career
Since 2006
Independent management consultant
2000 - 2006
E.ON AG
Member of the Executive Board and CFO
1997 - 2000
VIAG AG
Member of the Executive Board and CFO
1993 - 1997
Varta AG
Chief Executive Officer
1990 - 1993
Varta AG
Member of the Executive Board
1981 - 1997
Varta AG
Various positions