Oliver Bäte
Oliver Bäte | |
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| Born | March 1, 1965 Germany |
| Occupation | Corporate executive |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Known for | CEO of Allianz since October 2014 |
Oliver Bäte (born 1 March 1965) is a prominent German corporate leader who has held the position of CEO at Allianz since October 2014.
Early life
Bäte completed his studies at both the University of Cologne and the New York University Stern School of Business.
Career
Between 1986 and 1987, Bäte served in the German Air Force.
His professional journey commenced at McKinsey & Company in New York. By 1998, he was heading McKinsey's insurance division in Germany and, in 2003, advanced to oversee the European insurance and asset management practice as director.
In 2008, Bäte joined Allianz's executive board as COO and CFO. He took over responsibility for insurance operations across Western and Southern Europe—including France, Benelux, Italy, Greece, and Turkey—in 2013. Following a 2015 management board restructuring that streamlined the team to nine members, he also gained oversight of human resources.
Bäte was part of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s delegation during her official visit to China in 2018.
Most recently, in October 2023, he was named to the Board of Directors for Coalition, a firm specializing in cyber insurance.
Government agencies
- Since 2015, Member of the International Advisory Panel at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
Non-profit organizations
- Board of Trustees member at Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG)
- Global Board of Advisors member at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)
- Board member of the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft
- Advisory Council member for the Munich Security Conference
- Advisory Council participant in the Schmalenbach Society
- European Group member within the Trilateral Commission
- Member of The B Team since 2016
- Stewardship Board member for the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Initiative on Shaping the Future of Financial and Monetary Systems (appointed 2017)
- Member of the European Financial Services Roundtable (EFR)
- Chairman of the Pan-European Insurance Forum (PEIF)
- Vice Chairman at the Geneva Association
- Board member of the Institute of International Finance (IIF)