Dr. Christoph Jurecka has been elevated to Chair of the Board of Management at Munich Re, effective 1 January 2026, following the announcement of Dr. Joachim Wenning’s retirement, the company stated in a media release on Wednesday, July 23.
Jurecka was promoted from Chief Financial Officer, a position he has held since 2019. Prior to joining Munich Re, he was CFO at ERGO Group and AXA Schweiz.
His appointment comes as the current CEO, Wenning, has decided to step down from his post by the end of the year, upon completion of the business’s Ambition 2025 strategy programme.
Wenning, who first joined Munich Re in 1991, has led the group’s Strategy and Innovation, Group Communications, Group Audit, Economics, Sustainability, and Public Affairs, Executive Affairs; and Compliance and Legal divisions.
Dr. Nikolaus von Bomhard expressed his gratitude for Wenning’s “outstanding performance” over his two decades at Munich Re, while noting Jurecka’s extensive experience in finance and the group’s (re)insurance operations. “The changes to the Board of Management set the course for Munich Re’s sustained success.”
Alongside Jurecka, Munich Re named Andrew Buchanan as the next CFO. Robin Johnson, meanwhile, will assume the new role as the group’s Chief Technology Officer.
