Dr. Axel Theis
Member of the Board of Management
Engineering
Allianz
Germany
Biography
Personal details Date of birth January 13, 1958 Place of birth Berlin, Germany Education 1. and 2. state law exams and PhD in law Professional career 1985 – 1986 Lawyer in Tübingen 1986 – 2000 Various functions at Allianz Versicherungs-AG (including management positions in Allianz’s industrial lines business) 2000 – 2001 Member of the Board of Management, Allianz Australia 2001 – 2006 Member of the Board of Management, Allianz Versicherungs-AG, Munich, responsible for industrial lines and Allianz Global Risks Rückversicherungs-AG 2004 – 2006 CEO, Allianz Global Risks Rückversicherungs-AG 2006 – 2014 CEO, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty Since January 1, 2015 Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, responsible for global industrial insurance business, credit insurance, reinsurance and the insurance business in Ireland and Great Britain Since May 7, 2015 Additionally responsible for the Center of Competence "Global Property & Casualty" Since September 1, 2015 Additionally responsible for the insurance business in Australia Since July 1, 2016 Additionally responsible for Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) Membership in statutory supervisory and SE administrative boards in Germany ProCurand GmbH & KGaA (Chairman) Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (Group mandate, Chairman) Membership in comparable supervisory bodies (listed on a stock exchange or more than 500 employees) Allianz Australia Ltd. (Group mandate) Allianz Insurance plc (Group mandate, Chairman) Allianz Irish Life Holdings plc (Group mandate) Euler Hermes Group S.A. (Group mandate, Chairman
Research Interest
Engineering
