Axel Schell

Axel Schell is driving the AI adoption at Allianz Technology and transforming the company into an innovative and customer centric tech company. He joined the Executive Management Team of Allianz Technology, the IT company of the Allianz group, as the Chief Technology and Transformation Officer in January 2021. His mission and passion to modernize and transform the IT landscape as well as the ways of working was rewarded with the “CIO of the Year 2021” award by the German speaking CIO Magazine and the “European Digital Leader of the Year 2023” award by CIONET. He started this transformation journey already in his previous roles: Since his start at Allianz in 2002 he has demonstrated not just a specialist knowledge on IT management but also a distinct feeling for the needs of the business and future Tech trends. He is a techie with knowledge for economy and vice versa: Axel completed his studies in Business Administration and obtained a doctoral degree in Information Systems from the University of Augsburg. He is fluent in German, English, and French. Axel is married and has two children. In his free time, he enjoys spending time with his family on a tennis court, coding and watching American basketball.