She becomes a member of the executive board of communications, chaired by the head of corporate communications Barnhard Blohm.
Stein was previously director of corporate communications for Cortal Consors in Paris and Nürnberg. She replaces Hartmut Knüppel, who moves to Berlin at the start of next year to head public affairs for the bank. Knüppel, who will also act as head of the Allianz Group representative branch, will report directly to chairman Herbert Walter.