29-11-2012

VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP: extends Managing Board appointments (English)

The Supervisory Board of Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe has renewed the Managing Board contracts of Peter Hagen, Franz Kosyna, Martin Simhandl, Franz Fuchs and Peter Höfinger for a further five years.

Their terms of office will run from 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2018. Peter Hagen has been reappointed Chairman of the Managing Board.

The composition of the Vienna Insurance Group AG Wiener Versicherung Gruppe Managing Board remains as follows:

Peter Hagen, Chairman of the Managing Board, CEO

Franz Kosyna, Deputy General Manager, Member of the Managing Board

Martin Simhandl, CFO, Member of the Managing Board

Franz Fuchs, Member of the Managing Board

Peter Höfinger, Member of the Managing Board

The Supervisory Board has also appointed the Deputy Members of the Managing Board – Judit Havasi, Martin Diviš and Roland Gröll – for five additional years.

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Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) is the leading insurance specialist in Austria as well as in Central and Eastern Europe. About 50 companies in 24 countries form a Group with a long-standing tradition, strong brands and close customer relations. VIG looks back on almost 190 years of experience in the insurance business. With about 24,000 employees, Vienna Insurance Group is the clear market leader in its core markets. It is therefore excellently positioned to take advantage of the long-term growth opportunities in a region with 180 million people. The listed Vienna Insurance Group is the best-rated company of ATX, the leading index of Vienna Stock Exchange; its share is also listed on the Prague Stock Exchange.

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