Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Denis Kessler is assisted in his duties regarding the definition and implementation of SCOR’s business orientations by an executive board, known as the Executive Committee (the "COMEX").

DENIS KESSLER (25.03.1952) CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Denis Kessler, a French citizen, is a graduate of HEC business school (Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales) and holds a PhD in economics as well as advanced degrees in economics and social science. He has been Chairman of the Fédération Française des Sociétés d’Assurance (FFSA), CEO and Executive Committee member of the AXA Group and Executive Vice-President of the MEDEF (Mouvement des Entreprises de France). He joined SCOR as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer on 4 November 2002. Download photo

JULIEN CARMONA (31.07.1970) CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER  Julien Carmona, born 1970, 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 ("Inspecteur des Finances"). 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 Groupe des Banques Populaires in July 2009. He joined the SCOR Group in October 2009. Download photo

BENJAMIN GENTSCH  (21.04.1960) DEPUTY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DE SCOR GLOBAL P&C SE, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF SCOR SWITZERLAND  Benjamin Gentsch, 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 Zurich 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 Zurich, then Executive Vice President in charge of Specialty Lines. In September 2007, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of SCOR Switzerland and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of SCOR Global P&C SE.  Download photo

PAOLO DE MARTIN  (25.10.1969) GROUP CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER  Paolo De Martin, an Italian citizen, 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 several GE entities in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific. In 2001, Paolo De Martin was promoted to Executive Manager for GE Capital Europe, before joining GE Insurance Solutions as Financial Planning and Analysis Manager for Global Property and Casualty Reinsurance. In 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.  Download photo

FRIEDER KNÜPLING (11.01.1969) HEAD OF SGL FINANCIAL & ACTUARIAL Frieder Knüpling, born 1969, German citizen, holds degrees in Mathematics and Physics from the Universities of Göttingen and Freiburg. He worked as a lecturer and research assistant at the University of Freiburg and several other colleges, until gaining a PhD in Economics based on research into the econometric modelling of macroeconomic and financial data. From 1999-2002 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 former Revios group. Since 2007 Frieder Knüpling has headed the Corporate Actuarial Department, reporting to the Group CRO. He was appointed Deputy Chief Risk Officer of SCOR in December 2008. Frieder Knüpling is a fellow of the Deutsche Aktuarvereinigung (DAV).  Download photo

GILLES MEYER (18.10.1957) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF SCOR GLOBAL LIFE SE Gilles Meyer holds dual French and Swiss nationality and has a degree from a French business school and an MBA from GSBA in Zurich. Gilles Meyer began 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, he was Chief Executive Officer 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 SCOR group in January 2006 to lead the German-speaking markets of SCOR Global P&C SE based in Hanover, Basel, and Winterthur. He was appointed head of Business Unit 1 of SCOR Global Life SE and a member of the Group Executive Committee in November 2006, then Deputy Chief Executive Officer of SCOR Global Life SE in September 2007. In January 2008, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of SCOR Global Life SE.  Download photo

VICTOR PEIGNET (28.04.1957) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF SCOR GLOBAL P&C SE Victor Peignet, 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, first 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 then as Chief Executive Officer since April 2004. On 5 July 2005, Victor Peignet was appointed manager of all Property & Casualty Reinsurance operations at SCOR Global P&C SE. He is currently Chief Executive Officer of SCOR Global P&C SE. Download photo

PHILIPPE TRAINAR (26.04.1953) GROUP CHIEF RISK OFFICER Philippe Trainar, 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 the economy and finance. He was also in charge of macroeconomic modelling at the Ministry of the economy and 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, Economie & Statistique and Risques. He is also editor-in-chief of Revue Française d'Economie. Download photo

FRANCOIS DE VARENNE  (18.10.1966) CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF SCOR GLOBAL INVESTMENTS SE  François de Varenne is a French citizen. A graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and a civil engineer from the Ponts et Chaussées, he also has a doctorate in economics and 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 SCOR 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. Photo Download