Finance Monthly CFO Awards 2021

The Vienna Insurance Group is an international insurance group headquartered in the Austrian capital. After the fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989, the Group expanded rapidly from a purely Austrian business into an international group. Vienna Insurance Group is synonymous with stability and expertise in providing financial protection against risks. Experience coupled with a focus on the core competence of providing insurance coverage, forms a solid and secure basis for the Group’s 22 million-plus customers. www.vig.com About Liane Hirner Liane Hirner studied business administration in Graz. Before joining VIG Insurance Group, she worked at PwC Austria’s audit department where she started in 1993, and when she left, Liane Hirner was partner in the insurance area. In addition to her work as an auditor, Liane Hirner has also been involved in many professional associations, such as the IFRS Working Group of the Austrian Insurance Association and the Insurance Working Party of Accountancy Europe in Brussels. Liane Hirner was appointed to the VIG Holding Managing Board on 1 February 2018. She assumed the position of CFO on 1 July 2018. In 2019, EIOPA appointed Liane Hirner as a new member of the Insurance & Reinsurance Stakeholder Group (IRSG). Areas of responsibility: Finance and Accounting, Enterprise Risk Management, Asset-Risk Management, Digitalisation Finance and Risk Liane Hirner Chief Finance & Risk Of f icer (CFRO) Vienna Insurance Group F i nance Month l y CFO Awards 2021 - AUSTRIA - - 44 -