Joost Vink takes over as head of HDI

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Joost Vink takes over as head of HDI-Gerling in the
Netherlands
Rotterdam/Hannover, 23 September 2014
The Supervisory Board of HDI-Gerling Verzekeringen N.V., Rotterdam, has appointed Johannes Adrianus (Joost) Vink as Spokesman of the company with effect from 1 January 2015. The 55-yearold succeeds Dr Edgar Puls, who was appointed to the Management Board of parent company HDI-Gerling Industrie Versicherung AG on 1 April 2014 in addition to his function in the Netherlands.
Joost Vink’s most recent position was at AIG Europe in the Netherlands
where he headed the branch with a staff of more than one hundred
employees. Previously, Vink worked for Chartis/AIG Europe Limited in
London. There his responsibilities in the European Executive Management included the reinsurance division.
As the new head of the Dutch unit of HDI-Gerling, Joost Vink will be
responsible for Sales & Marketing, Reinsurance and Human Resources. He will join the company on 1 November 2014. The future
management of the Dutch unit of HDI-Gerling will therefore be made up
of Joost Vink, Karl-Christian Hertenberger, Walter Garhammer and
Hans Muschter.
“We are delighted that we have succeeded in appointing Joost Vink to
the executive management of our Dutch unit. He is an expert with a
proven track record in the areas of industrial insurance and reinsurance,” commented Ulrich Wollschläger, Chairman of the Supervisory
Board of HDI-Gerling Verzekeringen. “We are confident that Joost Vink
will continue the outstanding work of Dr Edgar Puls and at the same
time use his many years of sector experience to further expand the
market position of HDI-Gerling in the Netherlands. The appointment of
Joost Vink once more demonstrates the commitment of HDI-Gerling
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Industrial to put responsibility for foreign markets in the hands of a
manager from the relevant country.”
On 1 April 2014, Dr Puls was appointed as a Board Member of HDIGerling Industrie Versicherung AG, Hannover, in addition to his function
in the Netherlands. In this position he is responsible for the motor insurance line. Dr Puls is also responsible for managing the European
units (with the exception of the United Kingdom and Austria) of HDIGerling Industrial. Until Joost Vink takes up his post on 1 January 2015,
Dr Puls will continue to hold the position of Board Spokesman of HDIGerling Verzekeringen concurrently with his new board responsibilities.
The appointment of Joost Vink is subject to approval by the Dutch Central Bank (De Nederlandsche Bank NV) as the supervisory authority for
the insurance sector.
About HDI-Gerling Industrie Versicherung AG
HDI-Gerling Industrie Versicherung AG as an industrial insurer covers the needs of
industrial and commercial customers for tailor-made insurance solutions. Alongside the
outstanding profile of the company in the German market, where a majority of Groups
listed on the DAX Stock Market Index are customers of HDI-Gerling, the company also
has operations in more than 130 countries through foreign branch offices, subsidiary
and peer companies, and network partners. HDI-Gerling is a company in the Talanx
Group and manages the Industrial Lines Division within the Group. More than three
thousand employees in this division generated some 3.8 billion euros gross premium in
the year 2013. The rating agency Standard & Poor’s has given the Talanx Primary
Group a financial strength rating of A+/stable (strong).
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