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DFV Deutsche Familienversicherung AG implements Executive Management Team

EQS-News: DFV Deutsche Familienversicherung AG / Key word(s): Personnel/Strategic Company Decision DFV Deutsche Familienversicherung AG implements Executive Management Team 18.01.2023 / 08:09 CET/CEST The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. DFV appoints Bettina Hornung as CIO and Maximilian Knoll as COO Frankfurt am Main, 18 January 2023 – DFV Deutsche Familienversicherung AG (DFV) has appointed Bettina Hornung as Chief Information Officer (CIO) and Maximilian Knoll as Chief Operations Officer (COO). Both are members of DFV’s newly implemented Executive Management Team (EMT) with immediate effect, supporting the Management Board of Deutsche Familienversicherung.

"I am very pleased that we were able to appoint Bettina Hornung, an undisputed and highly experienced IT expert, as Chief Information Officer and as member of our newly formed Executive Management Team. With my son Maximilian Knoll as our new Chief Operations Officer, we are continuing the rejuvenation of the management," said Stefan M. Knoll, CEO and founder of Deutsche Familienversicherung, commenting on the personnel changes. "This rejuvenation is a clear indication of the new orientation and future development of the insurance group. I wish Bettina Hornung and Maximilian Knoll every success and look forward to continuing our close cooperation," says CEO Stefan M. Knoll.

Maximilian Knoll becomes part of the Executive Management Team

Maximilian Knoll joined Deutsche Familienversicherung on 1 April 2022 and has since headed the newly created Operations and Claims department. In this function, in addition to carrying out all operational processes and claims settlement, he is also responsible for customer service, also assuming a leading role for the further automation of claims settlement.

Maximilian Knoll studied law at Freie Universität Berlin with a focus on insurance law and holds a PhD in information technology law from the Universität Passau. In addition, the 35-year-old holds a German-American Master of Arts in International Security Studies from the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich.