Horst Jannott
Horst Kurt Jannott (born February 1, 1928 in Gotha ; † February 21, 1993 in Munich ) was a German insurance manager and CEO of Munich Re Insurance .
Life
Horst Jannott was born as the second son of insurance manager Kurt Jannott . After completing a commercial apprenticeship in an insurance company, Jannott studied law at the University of Erlangen from 1946 . He passed the first state law examination in 1949, the second followed in 1953.
After his second state examination, Jannott joined Munich Re in 1954 as a legal assessor . In 1964 he was appointed to the board of directors and in 1969 he was appointed chairman of the board of directors as the successor to Alois Alzheimer , who was moving to the supervisory board.
He succeeded u. a. by strengthening the international business, the Münchner Rück became the world's largest reinsurance company again.
Jannott had two daughters. His brother Edgar (* 1934) became CEO of Victoria in 1983 , later of the ERGO insurance group .
honors and awards
- Honorary doctorate from the law faculty of the University of Mannheim
- Honorary Senator of the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science
- Honorary Senator of the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich
- Honorary Senator of the University of Music in Munich
- Knight of Honor of the Order of St. John
- 1976: Bavarian Order of Merit
- 1988: Large Cross of Merit with Star of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1992: Large Cross of Merit with Star and Shoulder Ribbon of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Web links
- Literature by and about Horst Jannott in the catalog of the German National Library
- Books by Jannott
- Biography at munzinger.de
Board members: Joachim Wenning (Chairman) | Thomas Blunck | Nicholas Gartside | Doris Höpke | Torsten Jeworrek | Christoph Jurecka | Achim Kassow | Markus Riess | Peter Röder
Former general directors / chairmen of the board: Carl von Thieme (1880–1922) | Wilhelm Kißkalt (1922–1938) | Kurt Schmitt (1938–1945) | Eberhard Reininghaus (1945–1950) | Alois Alzheimer (1950–1969) | Horst Jannott (1969–1993) | Hans-Jürgen Schinzler (1993–2004) | Nikolaus von Bomhard (2004-2017)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jannott, Horst |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jannott, Horst Kurt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German insurance manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gotha |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 21, 1993 |
| Place of death | Munich |