Former Munich Re CEO Nikolaus von Bomhard has been recommended for election as chairman of the reinsurer’s supervisory board.

Mr von Bomhard was a member of the board of management from 2000 to last year, and was chairman from 2004.

He has been chairman of the Deutsche Post DHL Group supervisory board since April.

Karl-Heinz Streibich has been recommended for appointment to Munich Re’s supervisory board. He is an expert on digitisation and is President of the German Academy of Science and Engineering.

Bernd Pischetsrieder and Henning Kagermann will leave the board at the next annual general meeting.