Allianz renews CEO’s contract, as finance main moves to Generali

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FRANKFURT, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Allianz (ALVG.DE) prolonged Chief Govt Oliver Baete’s contract until finally 2028 on Monday, as the German insurance company shed its finance chief Giulio Terzariol to Italian rival Generali (GASI.MI).

The selection by Allianz’s supervisory board to renew Baete’s contract finishes uncertainty more than his foreseeable future as the German group recovers from a U.S. fund scandal.

At Generali, the arrival of a popular Allianz govt in a prime job is found as a coup for Italy’s greatest insurance provider, which also faces uncertainty because of to shareholder conflicts at its one major investor Mediobanca (MDBI.MI).

Generali reported Terzariol would commence in January as head of a newly designed insurance coverage division reporting to CEO Philippe Donnet.

He will be replaced as CFO at Allianz by French countrywide Claire-Marie Coste-Lepoutre, who has been with the German insurance company due to the fact 2011.

Allianz was hit by a $6 billion settlement with the U.S. Division of Justice and U.S. Securities and Trade Fee above the 2020 collapse of a group of expense funds. That direct to some speculation about Baete’s potential at the group though some investors praised his swift resolution of the resources scandal and he led the group to report earnings and functioning income in 2022.

“I thank the Supervisory Board for their confidence and assistance,” Baete, CEO due to the fact 2015, reported in a statement on his reappointment.

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With Terzariol’s arrival, Generali secures a top name in the sector at a time when the insurer’s most significant shareholder Mediobanca, which was a critical supporter of Donnet very last yr when he gained a new a few-12 months phrase, faces tension.

Two main traders who final calendar year sought to derail Donnet’s reappointment immediately after criticising his development tactic as insufficiently ambitious, are now pushing for a board shake-up at Mediobanca.

Donnet, CEO considering the fact that 2016, has labored to expand Generali’s asset management business enterprise, clinching a very long-awaited acquisition in July when it purchased Connecticut-primarily based Conning Holdings, adding $157 billion in property less than management.

Terziarol, who hails from the northeast of Italy exactly where Generali is headquartered, commenced his occupation at Generali in Munich in 1995, just before joining Allianz in 1998 to grow to be finance chief 20 yrs later.

As CEO Coverage at Generali, Terzariol will guide units these kinds of as Italy, France or the DACH spot comprising Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Carlo Trabattoni will proceed to guide Generali’s asset and wealth management business enterprise, which has arrive to account for close to a fifth of the group’s web income.

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