Appointments at SCOR
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Press Release
11 March 2015 - N°09
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Appointments at SCOR
SCOR announces several appointments within the central Group functions and at
SCOR Global P&C.
For the Group:
Cécile Boyer joins SCOR as Group General Counsel, within the framework of the
General Secretariat run by Romain Launay. She succeeds Vincent Malige, who is
appointed General Counsel Asia-Pacific, based in the Singapore Hub.
For SCOR Global P&C:
Umberto Gavazzi is appointed Chief Underwriting Officer for the Worldwide Treaty
P&C operations of SCOR Global P&C, reporting to Victor Peignet, CEO of SCOR
Global P&C. With effect from 1 July 2015, he will succeed Yvan Besnard, who is
retiring. Yvan has played an important role in the recovery and the
reconstruction of SCOR, as well as in its repositioning as a top-tier global
reinsurer; Denis Kessler, Victor Peignet and the members of the Group Executive
Committee would like to express their gratitude for his major contribution to
the achievements of the Company.
Laurent Rousseau is appointed Chief Underwriting Officer EMEA Treaty P&C
operations, succeeding Umberto Gavazzi with effect from 1 July 2015. Laurent is
currently Head of Strategy, Marketing & Development at SCOR Global P&C.
Ranald Munro joins SCOR Global P&C as Chief Commercial Counsel, reporting to
Victor Peignet and responsible globally for the provision of legal, regulatory
and compliance lead support for all P&C operational matters worldwide, with the
exception of claims. He is a member of the SCOR Global P&C Executive Committee.
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Biographies
Cécile Boyer (45) is a graduate of the Ecole Supérieure de Sciences Economiques
et Commerciales (ESSEC), Paris II-Assas University, the Paris Bar School and
Columbia University School of Law (LL.M. and J.D.), and is also a member of the
New York Bar. She started her career in law firms in Paris and New York, where
she specialized in mergers & acquisitions, capital markets, financings and
corporate law. In 2004 she joined the AXA Group Central Legal Department, where
she became responsible for US / International matters, and then responsible for
AXA Global Life and AXA Global P&C. In 2012, she became General Counsel for the
Life segment of the Zurich Insurance Group. In 2013, she joined the ACE Group as
Head of Legal & Compliance for Continental Europe.
Vincent Malige (43) holds a postgraduate diploma in Economic Law from the
Panthéon-Sorbonne University and is a member of the Paris Bar. He began his
career as a corporate lawyer in London and Paris before working at a law firm
specializing in mergers and acquisitions from 2001 to 2006. In 2006 he joined
the SCOR Group as a lawyer within the Group Legal Department. He became General
Counsel of the Holding in 2008, before being appointed Paris Hub General Counsel
and Group Deputy General Counsel in 2011.
Umberto Gavazzi (56) has a degree in Information Systems from the Polytechnic
University of Milan, with a specialization in Enterprise Management. He also
holds an MBA (International Executive Programme) from INSEAD in Fontainebleau,
France. He has more than 30 years of insurance and reinsurance experience,
having started his career back in 1984, first as a broker and then as a property
underwriter with an Italian insurance company. He moved into reinsurance in
1987, when he joined LVR, a reinsurance company belonging to the TORO Group,
later acquired by SCOR. As a treaty underwriter, over time Umberto has been in
charge of various European markets, first Germany and Austria, then the UK and
Switzerland and eventually Italy. In 1993 Umberto joined SCOR Canada in Toronto,
where he held various corporate functions and was in charge of developing new
business opportunities. In 1995 he moved to the Paris headquarters, becoming the
Group's Financial Controller and, among other things, looking after investor
relations and rating agencies. He moved back to Milan in 1998 to become the CEO
of the local subsidiary of SCOR. Since 2005, Umberto has headed the EMEA Region
within the Treaty unit of SCOR Global P&C.
Laurent Rousseau (36) is a graduate of HEC, the Ecole des Hautes Etudes
Commerciales, and the Centre des Hautes Etudes d''Assurances (CHEA). He started
his career as an equity analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston covering European
insurers and reinsurers. In 2005, he joined JPMorgan in the insurance Investment
Banking team, executing M&A, capital raising and restructuring transactions for
European insurers and reinsurers. He joined SCOR in 2010 as Advisor to the CEO,
and became Head of SCOR Global P&C's Strategy, Marketing and Business
Development in 2012. In this role, Laurent was a member of the SCOR Global P&C
management committee, in charge of underwriting and strategic plans, marketing,
and broker relations for P&C business.
Ranald Munro (55) has been a member of the English and Welsh Bar since 1986.
Ranald has acted as a Crown Prosecutor for the UK Crown Prosecution Service, as
Senior Legal Adviser at International Computers Ltd and as Group Legal Adviser
and Company Secretary at L'Oréal (UK) Limited. Prior to joining SCOR, he was
European General Counsel, Company Secretary and Head of External Affairs at
Chubb Insurance Company of Europe SE. Ranald is a Major General in the Army
Reserve, currently serving as Deputy Commander Land Forces (Reserves). He was
awarded the Volunteer Reserves Service Medal in 2009 and a CBE in 2014. Ranald
is a Trustee of the Airborne Forces Security Fund, a member of the Parachute
Regiment Council, an Honorary Colonel 4 PARA and a member of The Royal College
of Defence Studies.
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Forward-looking statements
SCOR does not communicate "profit forecasts" in the sense of Article 2 of (EC)
Regulation n°809/2004 of the European Commission. Thus, any forward-.looking
statements contained in this communication should not be held as corresponding
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their nature, they are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors, which may cause actual results, on the one hand, to differ from
any results expressed or implied by the present communication, on the other
hand.
Please refer to SCOR's Document de référence filed with the AMF on 05 March
2014 under number D. 14-0117 (the "Document de référence"), for a description of
certain important factors, risks and uncertainties that may affect the business
of the SCOR Group. As a result of the extreme and unprecedented volatility and
disruption of the current global financial crisis, SCOR is exposed to
significant financial, capital market and other risks, including movements in
interest rates, credit spreads, equity prices, and currency movements, changes
in rating agency policies or practices, and the lowering or loss of financial
strength or other ratings.
The Group's financial information is prepared on the basis of IFRS and
interpretations issued and approved by the European Union. This financial
information does not constitute a set of financial statements for an interim
period as defined by IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting".
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