Peter Thirring took over the role of Chairman of the Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) Supervisory Board with effect from 1 July 2025, succeeding Rudolf Ertl, who continues to serve on the Supervisory Board as Deputy Chairman.

According to the press release, Peter joined Vienna Insurance Group in 2016, taking on the position of CEO at DONAU Versicherung AG. In 2018 he joined the VIG Managing Board, taking over responsibility for areas including underwriting, compliance and the VIG Re reinsurance business, whose expansion he strongly promoted. He contributed his many years of management experience in Eastern Europe through mandates on supervisory boards in Slovakia, Türkiye, Georgia and Liechtenstein, among others.

Since 2023, Peter Thirring has been Deputy CEO of Wiener Städtische Versicherungsverein.