Change of board of directors at the Siemens company health insurance company

09.12.2021 15:34

The year 2021 ends with a personnel change on the board of the SBK Siemens company health insurance company: The chairman of the board, Dr. Hans Unterhuber is retiring at the turn of the year. His successor is Dr. Gertrude Demmler.

For almost 20 years, Dr. Hans Unterhuber and Dr. Gertrud Demmler heads the SBK together as a board team. From January 2022, Dr. Gertrud Demmler now as sole director. The Board of Directors elected Dr. Christian Ullrich, Head of IT Operations and Infrastructure, who has been convincing with his background of experience and strategic perspective in various prominent leadership roles at SBK for more than 17 years.

SBK's DNA plays a key role

“We would like to thank Dr. Unterhuber served the SBK for 23 years. Hans Unterhuber shaped the SBK like no other during this time and fought with passion for the solidarity system and the interests of the insured," says Dr. Ralf Franke, alternating chairman of the SBK board of directors on the employer representative side. “In particular, his clear focus on quality and the associated consistent orientation of SBK towards the needs of the insured have made SBK a successful health insurance company and a real pioneer for the entire industry.”

Setting accents for more transparency and participation of insured people

“With Dr. We believe that Demmler and the SBK management team are excellently positioned for the future. We have every confidence that they will continue SBK’s quality course for our insured persons and develop it further in line with the digital age,” says Bruno Wägner, alternating chairman of the SBK Board of Directors on the side of the insured representatives. "Miss Dr. We value Demmler as a committed advocate of transparency and participation by insured people - two points with which we as SBK will continue to set trends in the healthcare system in the future. We look forward to continued good cooperation in the coming years.”