Denis Kessler

Denis Kessler (born 25 March 1952 in Mulhouse) is a French businessman. He has served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of SCOR SE since 2002.[1][2][3] Prior to this, he served as Vice-Chairman of MEDEF and CEO of AXA.[1][3][4][5]

Biography

He graduated from HEC Paris, and received a PhD in Economics from the University of Paris.[1][2][3][5]

He is a Board member of BNP Paribas, Bolloré, Dassault Aviation, Invesco, and Fonds Stratégique d'Investissement.[2][3] He is member of the Supervisory Board of Yam Invest N.V..[2][5][6] He served as the President of Le Siècle from 2007 to 2010.[7]

He has criticized the Keynesian reaction to the 2008 financial crisis, and he has suggested the end of the Euro currency is a real possibility.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 SCOR Executive committee
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Forbes profile
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 BusinessWeek profile
  4. ↑ 'Denis Kessler quitte le Medef pour présider Scor', in L'Expansion, 05/11/2002
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Invesco Board of Directors
  6. ↑ Yam Invest Supervisory Board
  7. ↑ AFP, '"Le Siècle": Nicole Notat présidente', in Le Figaro, 12/11/2010
  8. ↑ François Vidal, 'Denis Kessler  : « Alors que la crise pourrait s'aggraver, nous n'avons plus de munitions »', in Les Echos, 12/09/2011
  9. ↑ Daniel Roland, 'Denis Kessler: "nous n'avons plus de munitions", la zone euro peut exploser', in L'Express, 12/09/2011