Oliver has been Chairman of the Board of Management of Allianz SE since May 7, 2015. Oliver joined the Board of Management of Allianz SE in 2008 as global Chief Operating Officer. In September 2009 he took over the Chief Financial Officer position. Effective January 2013 he became responsible for the insurance business in France, Benelux, Italy, Greece, Turkey, and for the Center of Competence “Global Property & Casualty“.
He 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. Oliver studied business administration at University of Cologne and holds an MBA from the NYU Leonard Stern School of Business.