Management Board
The Board of Management of Allianz Insurance is composed of eight members.
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Andrew Torrance - Chief Executive
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Joined Allianz in 1999. Previously spent time in senior positions at London & Edinburgh Insurance Group and Boston Consulting Group. Became Chief Executive in 2003. |
Mark Churchlow - Chief Financial Officer
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Joined Allianz in 1989 and held a number of positions including Appointed Actuary in Life division before becoming Chief Actuary in 1998 and Chief Financial Officer in 2010. |
Jon Dye - General Manager, Allianz Retail
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Joined Allianz as Director, Claims in 2003 and was appointed General Manager, Allianz Retail, in 2007. |
Philip Gennoy - Director, HR
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Joined Allianz in 1999. Previously held senior HR, sales and marketing positions in the oil and dairy industries. |
Chris Hanks - General Manager, Allianz Commercial
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Joined Allianz in 1999 as Commercial Underwriting and Marketing Executive following the Allianz takeover of AGF, where he held a number of senior positions. Appointed General Manager, Allianz Commercial, in 2003. |
John Knowles - Director, IT & Off-Shore Operations
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Joined Allianz in 1999. Previously held senior and Board positions in IT and business operations in the UK and overseas. |
Graham Gibson - Director, Claims
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Joined Allianz June 2008. Previously worked for 13 years at Groupama. |
Kathryn Willis - Director, Actuarial & Planning
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Joined Allianz in 1999. Appointed Director, Commercial, Actuarial in 2004 and Director Actuarial & Planning in 2010. Previously held senior actuarial positions in the insurance industry. |








