General Manager and Chairman of the Managing Board
Year of birth: 1943
Date first appointed: 1988
End of current term of office: 31 May 2012
Günter Geyer joined Wiener Städtische in 1974 and was appointed to the Managing Board in 1988. He has been General Manager and Chairman of the Managing Board of Vienna Insurance Group since 1 July 2001. In various positions held in Austria and the CEE region, Mr. Geyer has made a key contribution to shaping the Group’s rise to the status of an internationally successful insurance group. He has held, for example, the position of Chairman of the Managing Board of Union Versicherung and General Manager of Donau Versicherung. Günter Geyer played a key role in setting up the Company’s first insurance companies in Central and Eastern Europe. He stands down as Chairman of the Managing Board of Vienna Insurance Group effective 31 May 2012.
Areas of responsibility: Group management, strategic planning, public relations, marketing, sponsoring, legal matters, human resources
Country responsibilities: Austria (incl. coordination of s Versicherungsgruppe)
Positions held on the supervisory boards of other Austrian and foreign companies outside the Group: Casinos Austria AG, Casinos Austria International Holding GmbH, Regionalmedien Austria AG, Wien Holding GmbH
