Our Management Board


UNIQA Insurance Group AG is the parent company in the UNIQA Group. At its head is an experienced five-person management team that leads our Group.

From left to right: Thomas Münkel, Andreas Brandstetter, Wolfgang Kindl, Hannes Bogner, Kurt Svoboda

Andreas Brandstetter / Chairman of the Management Board/CEO/* 1969

With UNIQA since 1997. Previously he worked for Raiffeisen Group in Austria and Brussels. He was appointed to the Management Board in 2002 and has driven the development of the CEE network. He took over as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on 1 July 2011.
Responsible for: Investor Relations, Group Communication, Group Marketing, Group Human Resources, Group Internal Audit and the Group General Secretary function.

Hannes Bogner / Member of the Management Board/CIO/* 1959

With UNIQA since 1994. Chief Financial Officer (CFO) from 1998 to 2014. Since 1 January 2015 he has been Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of the UNIQA Group. Previously he worked as a beeideter Wirtschaftsprüfer und Steuerberater (Austrian Certified Public Accountant and Tax Advisor).
Responsible for: Group Asset Management (Front Office), Real Estate, Investments/Equity Affairs, Legal & Compliance, Group Internal Audit.

Wolfgang Kindl / Member of the Management Board/UNIQA International/* 1966

With UNIQA since 1996 and in the international business since 1997. He was the CEO of UNIQA Assurances in Geneva from 2000 to 2004. In 2005 he took over as CEO of UNIQA International AG. He was appointed to the Management Board of UNIQA Insurance Group AG on 1 July 2011.
Responsible for: UNIQA International.

Thomas Münkel / Member of the Management Board/COO/* 1959

Appointed as Chief Operating Officer (COO) on 1 January 2013. Previously, he held various management positions in an international insurance group over a period of 20 years.
Responsible for: Group Processes, Group IT, Strategic Project Office.

Kurt Svoboda / Member of the Management Board/CFRO/* 1967

With UNIQA since 2003. Initially, he was a managing director of UNIQA Capital Markets GmbH. He was appointed to the Management Board as Chief Risk Officer (CRO) on 1 July 2011. On 1 January 2015, he also assumed responsibility for the role of Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the UNIQA Group. Prior to 2003, he worked for international insurance companies and for an auditing firm.
Responsible for: Group Finance – Accounting, Group Finance – Controlling, Group Risk Management, Group Asset Management (Back Office), Group Actuary, Group Reinsurance, Regulatory Management Solvency II.

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