Michael Diekmann

Michael Diekmann ( born December 23, 1954 in Bielefeld) is since 29 April 2003, the CEO of Allianz SE.

Life

Michael Diekmann father ran in Bad Salzuflen is a family-owned road and bridge construction company in its third generation with time to around 100 employees. Michael Diekmann studied from 1973 to 1982 Philosophy and Law at the University of Göttingen and then moved from 1983 to 1988 one written by himself canoe guide in self-publishing.

In 1988, he began his career with the Alliance as an assistant branch manager in Hamburg. Three years later he became Sales Manager in Hamburg, after another two years, he took over the management of the Branch Directorate Hanover, afterwards he moved to Munich as Head of Private Customer Management. Following these activities, he took over the management of the sales directorate in Cologne, with which he became a member of the management of the branch for North Rhine -Westphalia. He was sent to Singapore to set up business in Asia in 1996. In 1998 he was appointed to the Board. In 2003 he succeeded Henning Schulte -Noelle, Chairman of the Alliance. Diekmann is also Chairman of the ESMT European Stifungsvorstandes School of Management and Technology.

2005 has named the magazine Business Week Michael Diekmann "Manager of the Year".

In June 2006, Diekmann became public criticism when he announced the promulgation of record profits in parallel ( more than 4 billion euros annually) the reduction of 7500 employees of the Allianz Group.

The remuneration of Mr. Diekmann, in 2005, according to the remuneration report of Allianz SE, a cash amount of approximately 2.4 million euros plus a share-based compensation of approximately 45,000 virtual shares / options. His total salary for the year 2009 amounted to 4.8 million euros, according to the Süddeutsche Zeitung.

In March 2011, confirmed an alliance spokesman that Diekmann was extended until the end of 2011 current contract until the end of 2014.

Michael Diekmann is married and father of four children.

Publications

  • Wilderness private. The guide for canoe trips in Canada. Michael Diekmann; Florian Thieme. - Rottach -Egern: Diekmann / Thieme, 1982 - 156 pp., ISBN 3-9800734-0-8.
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