Florian is Deputy Head of Group Communications & Corporate Affairs at Allianz, where he leads Public Relations & Public Affairs. In this role, he focuses on strengthening corporate trust, positioning the company and its leadership, and connecting media relations, public affairs, stakeholder engagement and issues management.
He advises senior executives on communications and reputation matters and has extensive experience navigating complex global stakeholder environments. A particular focus of his work is the use of data, analytics and artificial intelligence to strengthen communications effectiveness, stakeholder insights and decision making.
Prior to joining Allianz, Florian was responsible for Munich Re’s global external and internal communications. Before that, he served as Head of Communications at ERGO Direkt and Deputy Head of Media & Internal Relations at ERGO. Earlier positions at AXA and UniCredit further shaped his experience in corporate communications and strategic transformation.
In 2001, Florian founded the internet agency Blue Media and served as its managing director until 2010. While studying theology, he worked as a freelance contributor for the ARD political talk show “hart aber fair.”
