Frédéric de Courtois heading business & international operations

Generali new organisational structure consolidates the Group international operations within Global Business Lines & International.

This new function comprises the existing Global Business Lines unit (dedicated to Generali corporate solutions: Generali Global Corporate & Commercial, Generali Employee Benefits, Generali Global Health and Europ Assistance) and the Group regional hubs worldwide: EMEA (led by Jaime Anchùstegui), Asia (led by Jack Howell) and the Americas (led by Antonio Cassio dos Santos).

The French Frédéric de Courtois will be at the helm, reporting directly to the Group CEO Mr Philippe Donnet. Mr de Courtois, 49, graduated in engineering and then acquired extensive experience in the insurance sector. He has held senior roles in many international companies in Europe and Asia and he’s been since 2007 the CEO of AXA in Italy. Expected to join the Group by 1 September 2016, Mr de Courtois will also be a member of the Group Management Committee (GMC) of Generali.