Allianz SE has announced that Nina Klingspor, currently CEO of Allianz Private Krankenversicherungs-AG, Allianz’s private health insurance business in Germany (APKV), will be appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Central Europe for Allianz Group, subject to approval by the relevant corporate bodies
Klingspor will succeed Petros Papanikolaou who will be appointed as the new CEO of Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS), with additional responsibility for leading Allianz Commercial globally, subject to regulatory approval.
Both appointments are effective from January 1, 2024.
Klingspor joined APKV in 2019. During her time at the business, she has helped shape a strategy and culture that has gone on to produce solid financial results.
It has been confirmed that Klingspor will be succeeded by Jan Esser, whose appointment is also subject to approval by the relevant corporate bodies.
Before she was named CEO of APKV, Klingspor served as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of AGCS for four years, and also previously served as Head of Office for Allianz SE CEO Michael Diekmann from 2012 to 2015.
She joined the organisation in 2000 as Chief of Staff to the CEO of Allianz Global Investors and went on serve multiple roles including Head of Marketing and Head of Third-Party Distribution in Germany.
She began her career in the industry by working at the Landesbank Baden Württemberg (LBBW), where she worked in both Stuttgart and Beijing. During her time at LBBW, she oversaw credit risk for Asian financial institutions, and also played a key role in helping to build LBBW’s German Center Beijing.
Klaus-Peter Roehler, Member of the Allianz SE Board of Management, commented: “I want to thank Petros for the outstanding work he has done at Allianz Central Europe, his establishment of the regional entity and his successful transformation of the regional model.
“Nina is ideally suited to take on Petros role and drive our regional integrated strategy in the Central European region: Her proximity to sales, her financial knowledge, and her understanding for technical excellence as well as her teamplay are outstanding. With her personality and her skills, the Central European region will have a strong leader.”
