President of the Board of Directors

Doris Höpke was appointed President of the Board of  NewRe  in March 2017.

She has held  various  functions on the Board of Management of Munich Reinsurance Company,  NewRe’s  sole shareholder, since  2014. In August  2018,  she  took over responsibility for the Europe and Latin America division,  including Financial Lines.  She also holds global responsibility for human resources in the reinsurance field of the business, including the function of Labour Relations Director,  which  she assumed in April  2017.

She  began  her career as assistant to the Board of Management at HDI  Haftpflichtverband  der  Deutschen  Industrie  V.a.G. before working as in-house attorney responsible for managing  and negotiating  large industrial liability claims of corporate clients worldwide.

She joined Munich Reinsurance Company in 1999 and has since been responsible for various global projects, as well as heading the Munich Re Madrid  office, the Munich Health  business segment  and the Special and Financial Risks  division.

Doris Höpke completed her law studies at the universities of Osnabrück, Hanover and Leiden with a doctorate.