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Oliver Bäte (born 1 March 1965) is a German business executive who has been the CEO of Allianz since October 2014.

Early life

Bäte graduated from the University of Cologne and New York University Stern School of Business.

Career

Bäte served with the German Air Force from 1986 until 1987.

Bäte started his career with McKinsey & Company in New York. Later, he moved to their offices in Germany. In 1998, he took over McKinsey’s German insurance practice. In 2003, he became director in charge of the firm’s European insurance and asset management sector.

Bäte joined Allianz’s board in 2008, as chief operating officer (COO) and chief financial officer (CFO) before taking responsibility for insurance operations in Western and Southern Europe (France, Benelux, Italy, Greece, Turkey) in 2013. As part of a 2015 executive reshuffle to cut the size of the Allianz management board to nine members, he also took over responsibility for human resources.

In his role at Allianz, Bäte was also part of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s delegation during her 2018 state visit to China.

Other activities

Government agencies

• Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), Member of the International Advisory Panel (since 2015)

Non-profit organizations

• Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG), Member of the Board of Trustees
• Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), Member of the Global Board of Advisors
• Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft, Member of the Board
• Munich Security Conference, Member of the Advisory Council
• Schmalenbach Society, Member of the Advisory Council
• Trilateral Commission, Member of the European Group
• The B Team, Member (since 2016)
• World Economic Forum (WEF), Member of the Stewardship Board of the Initiative on Shaping the Future of Financial and Monetary Systems (2017)
• European Financial Services Roundtable (EFR), Member
• Pan-European Insurance Forum (PEIF), Chairman
• Geneva Association, Vice Chairman
• Institute of International Finance (IFF), Member of the Board

References

1. "Oliver Bäte - Biografie WHO'S WHO". Whoswho.de. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
2. "Oliver Bäte to become new CEO after 2015 Annual General Meeting - Press". Allianz. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
3. ^ "Oliver Bäte: Executive Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
4. Jonathan Gould (October 2, 2014), Allianz CEO Diekmann to step aside in May Reuters.
5. Edward Taylor (August 6, 2015), Allianz to cut management board to nine members Reuters.
6. René Pfister (May 24, 2018), Merkel in China Beim elften Besuch ist alles anders Spiegel Online.
7. International Advisory Panel Monetary Authority of Singapore.
8. Board of Trustees Baden-Badener Unternehmer-Gespräche (BBUG).
9. Global Board of Advisors Council on Foreign Relations (CFR).
10. Board Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft.
11. Advisory Council Munich Security Conference.
12. Advisory Council Schmalenbach Society.
13. Membership Trilateral Commission.
14. Oliver Bäte Archived 2018-01-15 at the Wayback Machine The B Team.
15. WEF White Paper: Balancing Financial Stability, Innovation, and Economic Growth, June 2017 World Economic Forum (WEF).
16. 2017 Annual Report European Financial Services Roundtable (EFR).
17. Members Pan-European Insurance Forum (PEIF).
18. Board Institute of International Finance (IIF).

v t e Allianz
Founders	Carl von Thieme Wilhelm von Finck
People	Notable current executives Jacqueline Hunt Mohamed A. El-Erian Oliver Bäte Notable former executives Andreas Utermann Elizabeth Corley Michael Diekmann
Subsidiaries	AGF Allianz Global Investors Allianz Technology Trust Allianz Life Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance Euler Hermes Fireman's Fund Insurance Company Petplan PIMCO Porterbrook Premierline
Buildings	Allianz Arena Allianz Stadium Allianz Tower

• 1965 births
• German chief executives
• Living people
• New York University Stern School of Business alumni
• University of Cologne alumni
• McKinsey & Company people
• Allianz people