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No. 07/2015
18 May 2015

Stephan Klinger appointed new head of VIG Legal Department

As of May 2015, Stephan Klinger (37) has assumed responsibility for Vienna Insurance Group's Legal Department. His predecessor Natalia Čadek has in the meanwhile taken over the function of the Group Compliance Officer and is the Issuer Compliance Officer of Vienna Insurance Group.

"Stephan Klinger has a broad experience of complex legal structures, including in the CEE region. I am pleased to have him on board at Vienna Insurance Group", commented CEO Peter Hagen.

Born in Upper Austria, Stephan Klinger was formerly in charge of the Legal and Compliance service department at Österreichische Volksbanken AG. His career has included time at a law firm as a commercial law specialist, and at the Austrian Financial Market Authority, in the market and stock exchange supervision department.
Stephan Klinger studied capital market and employment law, philosophy and anthropology at the University of Vienna, and has a doctorate in business administration from the Vienna University of Economics and Business.
He regularly publishes papers on academic topics and has been a tutor and lecturer in both the university and non-university sectors for more than 15 years.

Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) is the leading insurance specialist in Austria as well as in Central and Eastern Europe. About 50 companies in 25 countries form a Group with a long-standing tradition, strong brands and close customer relations. VIG looks back on 190 years of experience in the insurance business. With about

23,000 employees, Vienna Insurance Group is the clear market leader in its core markets. It is therefore excellently positioned to take advantage of the long-term growth opportunities in a region with 180 million

people. The listed Vienna Insurance Group is the best-rated company of ATX, the leading index of Vienna Stock

Exchange; its share is also listed on the Prague Stock Exchange.

If you have any questions, please contact:

VIENNA INSURANCE GROUP

Public Relations

Schottenring 30

1010 Vienna

Alexander Jedlicka +43 50 390-21029, alexander.jedlicka@vig.com

Silvia Polan +43 50 390-21064, silvia.polan@vig.com

Julia Thaller +43 50 390-26814, julia.thaller@vig.com

All press releases are available for download: http://www.vig.com

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