Management

Dr Tilo Dresig

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Dr Tilo Dresig has served as the CEO of Viridium Group since August 2021. His areas of responsibility include Internal Auditing, Investments, People & Sustainability, Communication and Legal. Previously, as CFO, he was responsible for Accounting & Controlling, Investments, Actuarial Planning & Accounting, Tax, Procurement, Treasury and M&A since he joined Viridium in 2018. He started his professional career as a direct assistant to the Group CFO of Allianz Group. He then worked for 16 years in senior roles in the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs in London and Frankfurt. As CFO of Viridium, Tilo Dresig has in particular managed the financial integration of Generali Lebensversicherung (now Proxalto) and has upgraded the financial and investment capabilities of Viridium as one of the largest life insurance groups in Germany.

Johannes Berkmann

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

As Group CFO, Johannes Berkmann has been responsible for the areas Accounting & Controlling, Actuarial Planning & Accounting, Tax, Procurement, Treasury and M&A since August 2021. He was previously Head of M&A since 2017 and, from 2018, Head of Accounting and Controlling. Before Johannes Berkmann joined Viridium, he worked for McKinsey and Cinven.

 

Michael Havas

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Michael Havas has been Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Viridium Group since April 2024. He is responsible for claims, integration and process management as well as customer service. Prior to this, he had already been Head of Customer Service at Viridium since September 2022. Before joining Viridium, he was responsible for the Shared Service Center of Erste Bank and the Austrian savings banks and held various management positions, including in customer service in the telecommunications sector.

 

Christoph Kecher

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Christoph Kecher joined Viridium as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in April 2024. His responsibilities include all IT functions of the Group. Prior, Christoph Kecher worked for Hamburg Commercial Bank, where he served as CTO. Previous roles included several management positions with HSBC in Düsseldorf in the context digitalization and IT integration.

 

Mi­cha­el Satt­ler

Chief Risk Officer (CRO)

Michael Sattler has overseen the Risk Management since November 2019. He therefore assumes overall responsibility for risk management and compliance. He is also responsible for the functions of the Responsible Actuary, Actuarial Mathematics as well as the Independent Risk Controlling. Previously, Michael Sattler had been Group CFO of the Viridium Group since 2014. Michael Sattler held executive positions with Heidelberger Lebensversicherung AG already from 2004 onward: These functions included Responsible Actuary and Head of Actuarial Mathematics, Finance and Product Development.