Vienna Insurance Group, an Austria-based insurance group operating across Central and Eastern Europe, has approved a series of changes to the leadership teams of the Group and its subsidiaries, Wiener Städtische Versicherung and DONAU Versicherung.
The decisions were taken at Supervisory Board meetings held on 14 April, with all appointments and transitions scheduled to take effect on 1 July 2026.
The Group will expand its Managing Board from seven to eight members. Judit Havasi and Sonja Raus have been appointed to the board, while Gerhard Lahner has been designated Second Deputy Chief Executive Officer. The terms of both new and existing members of the Managing Board have been extended until 30 June 2031.
Following these changes, the Managing Board of Vienna Insurance Group will comprise Hartwig Löger as Chief Executive Officer, Peter Höfinger as First Deputy CEO, Gerhard Lahner as Second Deputy CEO, alongside Judit Havasi, Liane Hirner, Gábor Lehel, Christoph Rath and Sonja Raus. Harald Riener will step down from the Group’s Managing Board at the end of June 2026.
At Wiener Städtische Versicherung, Manuel Schalk has been appointed to the Managing Board, taking over from Sonja Raus, who will join the Group board. The company’s Managing Board will continue to be led by Ralph Müller, with Sonja Brandtmayer serving as Deputy CEO, alongside Roland Gröll, Manuel Schalk, Gerald Weber and Doris Wendler.
At DONAU Versicherung, Harald Riener will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Judit Havasi. Riener has been a member of the Vienna Insurance Group Managing Board since 2020 and has previously held senior management positions within DONAU. From July 2026, the DONAU Managing Board will consist of Harald Riener as CEO, together with Edeltraud Fichtenbauer, Roland Gröll, Wolfgang Petschko and Franz Zeiler.
The appointments reflect internal succession planning and ongoing adjustments to leadership structures across the Group and its subsidiaries. The individuals taking on new roles have extensive experience within the organisation and the wider insurance sector.
