Alexandra Auer
Head of Distribution EMEA
Alexandra Auer is Head of Distribution EMEA at Allianz Global Investors, and a member of its Executive Committee.
Before taking on her current role in June 2025, Alexandra was the Global Chief Operating Officer, being responsible for designing the strategy and managing the business areas Technology, Operations, and Products.
Before joining Allianz Global Investors in January 2020, Alexandra was the Business Division Head for Asset Management. As Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of Management of Allianz Asset Management GmbH, the holding company for the asset management segment of Allianz Group, her responsibilities included: Compliance, Executive Office, Finance, Legal, Risk Management and Allianz Asset Management US, a shared service unit. Prior to becoming business division head for Asset Management, Alexandra was head of the Executive Office and before that served in Allianz Asset Management’s Internal Audit function. Before joining Allianz Asset Management in 2008, Alexandra worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, where she specialised in financial services sector audits.
Alexandra holds a graduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Passau, Germany, where she focused on insurance management, risk theory, financial planning, and organisation & human resources management.
Before taking on her current role in June 2025, Alexandra was the Global Chief Operating Officer, being responsible for designing the strategy and managing the business areas Technology, Operations, and Products.
Before joining Allianz Global Investors in January 2020, Alexandra was the Business Division Head for Asset Management. As Chief Operating Officer and a member of the Board of Management of Allianz Asset Management GmbH, the holding company for the asset management segment of Allianz Group, her responsibilities included: Compliance, Executive Office, Finance, Legal, Risk Management and Allianz Asset Management US, a shared service unit. Prior to becoming business division head for Asset Management, Alexandra was head of the Executive Office and before that served in Allianz Asset Management’s Internal Audit function. Before joining Allianz Asset Management in 2008, Alexandra worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers AG, where she specialised in financial services sector audits.
Alexandra holds a graduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Passau, Germany, where she focused on insurance management, risk theory, financial planning, and organisation & human resources management.