HDI International broadcasts board additions – massive identify exits

HDI International SE has introduced important adjustments to its board of administration, efficient April 1, 2024, with the appointments of Dr Barbara Klimaszewski-Blettner and Dr Dirk Höring in key management roles, and the exit of 1 notable determine.

Klimaszewski-Blettner will oversee the corporate’s operations in Germany and international claims administration, whereas Höring will function chief underwriting officer for the property, engineering, and marine portfolios, along with main HDI Danger Consulting.

At the moment serving as managing director answerable for the German enterprise, Klimaszewski-Blettner’s earlier expertise contains varied administration roles at Allianz International Company & Specialty and the Allianz Group.

Höring, in the meantime, at present heads worldwide packages at HDI International, overseeing roughly 5,000 worldwide packages. His prior tasks included as divisional head for pricing, analytics, and international portfolio administration.

Höring additionally performs a key position within the HDI International Community AG as a member of the manager board, overseeing finance, reinsurance accounting, asset & liquidity administration, and danger administration, and has served as a non-executive board director of HDI International Insurance coverage Firm within the US.

Previous to this, his skilled journey included a consultancy stint at McKinsey till 2014.

Two enter – one exits

The corporate additionally introduced the departure of Claire McDonald (pictured) from the corporate. Torsten Leue, chairman of Talanx AG’s board of administration and supervisory board chairman at HDI International SE, expressed gratitude for McDonald’s contributions to HDI International’s portfolio efficiency and worldwide growth, wishing her success in future endeavors.

“I’m delighted that we’ve recognized sturdy leaders from inside our personal firm in Barbara Klimaszewski-Blettner and Dirk Höring. They’re each extremely skilled and can proceed to drive our cultural transformation,” Leue mentioned.

Dr Edgar Puls, answerable for industrial strains on the Talanx Group’s board of administration and chairman of the board of administration of HDI International SE, additionally acknowledged McDonald’s contributions and welcomed the 2 new additions.

“I’m very a lot trying ahead to working with Barbara Klimaszewski-Blettner and Dirk Höring,” Puls mentioned. “I do know each of them very nicely from working collectively over the previous few years. They’ll proceed to develop and execute our technique and form our cultural transformation as position fashions.”

Following these appointments, HDI International SE’s board of administration will embody the next:

• Dr Edgar Puls (CEO)
• Ralph Beutter (Specialty)
• Dr Mukadder Erdönmez (third-party legal responsibility, cyber insurance coverage, motor)
• Dr Christian Hermelingmeier (CFO)
• Dr Dirk Höring (property insurance coverage, engineering insurance coverage, marine insurance coverage, HDI Danger Consulting)
• David Hullin (area Europe [without Germany], Americas, Asean, South Africa and Center East)
• Dr Barbara Klimaszewski-Blettner (claims administration / area Germany)
• Dr Thomas Kuhnt (COO, IT, and group accident)

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