Media information, 18 June 2025

ERGO Group Board: Lena Lindemann takes on additional board responsibilities

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As of 1 October 2025, Lena Lindemann, Member of the Board of Management of ERGO Group AG, will take over the responsibilities of Ulf Mainzer, Member of the Board of Management of ERGO Group AG, in addition to her current role as Labour Director, which includes responsibility for Human Resources (HR) and General Services. She will also oversee the Legal, Compliance, Procurement, and Corporate Governance departments of ERGO Group AG. After 18 years with the Company, Ulf Mainzer will be leaving ERGO at his own request at the end of the year.

“We are leveraging this change to bring together thematically related units dealing with HR and legal topics as well as procurement,” says Markus Rieß, Chief Executive Officer of ERGO Group AG. “I wish Lena Lindemann every success in her expanded area of responsibility and look forward to continuing our close collaboration.”

“At the same time, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Ulf Mainzer for his outstanding service to our organization. His expertise, commitment, and initiatives have played a key role in ERGO's sustained success in recent years,” adds Markus Rieß. “I look forward to the continued trusting collaboration until the end of the year and wish him already now all the best thereafter.”

Lena Lindemann has been a Member of the Management Board of ERGO Group AG and Labour Director at ERGO since July 2022. She holds a Doctor of Law and has been with the Group since 2017. She previously worked as a lawyer at Clifford Chance LLP.

Ulf Mainzer has been responsible for Legal, Compliance, Procurement, and Corporate Governance since joining ERGO in 2008. Until June 2022, he was also Labour Director of ERGO Group AG. Prior to joining ERGO, the Doctor of Law held management positions at AWD Holding AG and REHAU AG & Co.

Dr. Lena Lindemann

Labour Director

Member of the Board of Management of ERGO Group­ AG

Dr. Lena Lindemann

Dr. Ulf Mainzer

Member of the Board of Management of ERGO Group­ AG

Dr. Ulf Mainzer

If you have any questions, please contact

Dr. Mirko Alexander Kahre

Head of Global Corporate Communications

Tel +49 211 477-3025
mirko-alexander.kahre@ergo.de

Mirko Kahre

Further information

ERGO is one of the major insurance groups in Germany and Europe. The Group is represented in over 20 countries worldwide, with a focus on Europe and Asia. ERGO offers its retail and corporate customers a broad product portfolio in all the main classes of insurance as well as comprehensive assistance and other services. Three units operate under the umbrella of ERGO Group AG: ERGO Deutschland AG, ERGO International AG and ERGO Technology & Services Management AG. The German and international businesses as well as the global management of IT and technology services are organized in these units. About 37,000 people work either as salaried employees or self-employed sales representatives for the Group. In the 2024 financial year, ERGO generated insurance revenue of 20.8 billion euros and a net result of 810 million euros. ERGO is part of Munich Re, one of the world's leading reinsurers and risk carriers.
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