Denis Kessler

Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of SCOR SE

Denis Kessler (59), a French citizen, is a graduate of HEC business school (Ecole des hautes études commerciales) and holds a PhD in economics and advanced degrees in economics and social sciences. He was Chairman of the Fédération française des sociétés d’assurance (FFSA), CEO and member of the Executive Committee of the AXA Group and Executive Vice-President of MEDEF (Mouvement des entreprises de France). He joined the Group as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer on 4 November 2002.

Julien Carmona
Chief Operating Officer of SCOR SE

Julien Carmona (40), a French citizen, is a graduate of the Ecole normale supérieure and has an advanced degree in history. He is also a former student of the Ecole nationale d’administration and a former French Treasury Auditor. After beginning his career at the French Finance Ministry, he joined BNP Paribas in 2001. From 2004 to 2007, he acted as Economic Adviser to the President of the Republic. He was Executive Finance Director at the Caisse Nationale des Caisses d’Epargne (CNCE) from June 2007 until it merged with the federal bank Banques Populaires in July 2009.

Paolo De Martin
Chief Financial Officer of SCOR SE

Paolo De Martin (42), an Italian national, graduated from Ca’ Foscari University, Italy, with a degree in Business Economics. He subsequently spent two years in the optical business as founder and managing partner of an eyewear manufacturer. He joined the General Electric Company (GE) in 1995 as a finance trainee in London. In 1997, he joined GE’s internal auditing & consulting Group, charged with assignments in multiple GE businesses in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. In 2001, Paolo De Martin was promoted to Executive Manager of GE Capital Europe, before joining GE Insurance Solutions as Financial Planning and Analysis Manager for Global Property and Casualty Reinsurance. As of 2003, he was appointed Chief Financial Officer of GE Frankona Group, before becoming Chief Financial Officer of Converium in July 2006. In September 2007, Paolo De Martin was appointed Group Chief Financial Officer of SCOR.

Benjamin Gentsch
Deputy Chief Executive Officer of SCOR Global P&C SE

Benjamin Gentsch (50), a Swiss citizen, graduated with a degree in management from the University of St. Gallen, where he specialised in insurance and risk management. From 1986 to 1998, he held several positions at Union Reinsurance Company, where from 1990 to 1998 he directed treaty underwriting in Asia and Australia. In 1998, he joined Zürich Re as head of international underwriting responsible for strengthening the company’s position in Asia, Australia, Africa and Latin America. He also served as head of the “Global Aviation” reinsurance department and developed the “Global Marine” department. In September 2002, Benjamin Gentsch was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Converium Zürich, then Executive Vice President in charge of Specialty Treaties. In September 2007, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of SCOR Switzerland and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of SCOR Global P&C SE.

Frieder Knüpling
Deputy Chief Executive Officer of SCOR Global Life SE

Frieder Knüpling (41), a German citizen, holds degrees in Mathematics and Physics from the Universities of Göttingen and Freiburg. He worked as a lecturer and research assistant at Freiburg University and several other colleges, until he received a PhD in Economics based on research on the econometric modelling of macroeconomic and fi nancial data. From 1999 to 2002 he worked for Gerling-Konzern Globale Rückversicherungs-AG and its UK subsidiary, dealing with pricing and valuation. As of 2003 he headed the Corporate Actuarial & Treasury department of the Revios group. Since 2007 Frieder Knüpling has headed SCOR’s Corporate Actuarial Department, reporting to the Chief Risk Officer. He was appointed Deputy Chief Risk Officer of SCOR in December 2008, then Head of Financial & Actuarial of SCOR Global Life. He is a fellow of the German Association of Actuaries (DAV).

Gilles Meyer
Chief Executive Officer of SCOR Global Life SE

Gilles Meyer (53) holds dual French and Swiss nationality and has a degree from a French business school and an MBA from GSBA in Zürich. Gilles Meyer started his career as an underwriter at Swiss Re before managing the facultative department of La Baloise in Basel. After 23 years of experience in facultative and treaty reinsurance, Gilles Meyer was appointed Chief Executive Offi cer of Alea Europe from 1999 to 2006, where he was in charge of Property & Casualty reinsurance and Life reinsurance, and from 2005 to 2006 he was Manager of group underwriting at Alea. He joined the Group in January 2006 and has managed the Germanspeaking markets of SCOR Global P&C based in Hanover, Basel, and Winterthur. He was named head of Business Unit 1 of SCOR Global Life and a member of the Group Executive Committee in November 2006, then Deputy Chief Executive Offi cer of SCOR Global Life SE in September 2007. In January 2008, he was appointed Chief Executive Offi cer of SCOR Global Life SE.
 

Victor Peignet
Chief Executive Officer of SCOR Global P&C SE

Victor Peignet (53), a Marine Engineer and graduate of the Ecole nationale supérieure des techniques avancées (ENSTA), joined the Facultative Department of SCOR in 1984 from the offshore oil sector. From 1984 to 2001, he held various positions in the underwriting of Energy and Marine Transport risks at SCOR, fi rst as an underwriter and then as Branch Director. He has led the Group’s Business Solutions (facultative) division since it was created in 2000, as both Deputy Chief Executive Officer and thenas Chief Executive Officer since April 2004. On 5 July 2005, Victor Peignet was appointed manager of all Property Reinsurance operations at SCOR Global P&C. He is currently Chief Executive Officer of SCOR Global P&C SE.
 

Paul Rutledge
President and Chief Executive Officer of SGL Americas
Deputy Chief Executive Officer of SCOR Global Life SE

A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Paul Rutledge (58) holds a bachelor of arts degree in mathematics from Duke University and attended Northeastern University for graduate studies in Actuarial Science. He is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Member of the American Academy of Actuaries. Paul Rutledge was president of Transamerica Reinsurance, a position he has held since joining the organization in 1998 until Aug. 2011. He also served on the boards of directors for Transamerica International Re (Bermuda) Ltd. and Transamerica International Reinsurance Ireland Limited. During his tenure at Transamerica Reinsurance, Paul Rutledge put together a team of quality, motivated professionals that has grown the company by meeting customer needs in a dynamic market both in the U.S. and abroad. Paul Rutledge has more than 30 years of experience in the insurance industry. Before joining Transamerica Reinsurance, he served as president and chief executive officer of Life of Virginia, a consumer business of GE Capital Services. During six years of service there, he transformed the company’s marketing strategy, products and customer service. Prior to Life of Virginia, he held progressive roles at several Torchmark companies including Liberty National, Torchmark Holdings and United Investors Life.

Philippe Trainar
Chief Risk Officer of SCOR SE

Philippe Trainar (57), a French citizen, is a former student of the Ecole nationale d’administration and has a BA in Economics. He held various positions in the French civil service from 1981 to 1999, notably as financial attaché to the French embassy in Germany (1985-1987), adviser in the Prime Minister’s cabinet (1993-1995) and deputy-director in charge of international economic issues at the French Ministry of Finance. He was also in charge of macroeconomic modelling at the Ministry of Finance. In 2000 he joined the Fédération française des sociétés d’assurances (FFSA) as Director of Economic, Financial and International affairs. In February 2006, he was appointed Chief Economist of the SCOR group. Philippe Trainar chairs the Solvency II committee and is a member of the “Bureau de la commission économique et financière” of the FFSA. He is a member of the governmental consulting and expertise committees: the “Conseil d’analyse économique“, reporting to the French Prime Minister, and the “Commission économique de la nation“. Philippe Trainar has also carried out many scientific works on the economy, risk, insurance and solvency, which have been published in scientific journals such as the Journal of Risk and Insurance, the Geneva Papers and Economie & Statistique and Risques. He is also editor-in-chief of the Revue Française d’Economie.

François de Varenne

Chief Executive Officer of SCOR Global Investments SE

A French national, François de Varenne (44) is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique, a civil engineer of the Ponts et Chaussées and holds a doctorate in economic sciences. He graduated as an actuary from the Institut de science financière et d’assurances (ISFA). François de Varenne joined the Fédération Française des Sociétés d’Assurances (FFSA) in 1993 as Manager of Economic and Financial Affairs. In London from 1998, he served successively as an Insurance Strategist with Lehman Brothers, Vice-President for Asset Management Solutions and Structured Transactions at Merrill Lynch, and as a specialist in insurance and reinsurance companies at Deutsche Bank. In 2003, he became Managing Partner of Gimar Finance & Cie. He joined the Group in 2005 as Director of Corporate Finance and Asset Management. On 3 September 2007, he was named Group Chief Operating Officer. On 29 October 2008, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of SCOR Global Investments SE.