Jacques Richier
Born(1955-02-12)February 12, 1955
Morocco
Occupation(s)Chairman and CEO of Allianz France

Jacques Richier (born in 1955 in Morocco) is the CEO of Allianz France as of 2010.

Career

Jacques Richier holds a postgraduate degree in Physics from INSA (French National Institute of Applied Science). After being offered a visiting scholar position by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Biophysics, California (USA), he took an MBA course in HEC (Paris) in 1984.

Jacques Richier spent the early years of his career in the oil industry. He then came to the insurance business in 1985, joining AZUR, a Mutual Insurance Company. There, he was IT and Organization Manager before being appointed CEO and both chairman and CEO as of 1998.

In 2000, he joined Swiss Life France as CEO, becoming chairman and CEO three years later.[1] In 2008, Jacques Richier was offered the position of CEO of AGF (Assurances Générales de France), with the mission to conduct the integration of AGF into the European group Allianz.[2] He was nominated in 2010 Chairman and CEO of Allianz France.[3] As of 2014, he also took over responsibilities as chairman of the newly created Allianz Worldwide Partners, a business unit dedicated to B2B2C activities (business-to-business-to-consumer).[4]

Personal life

Married, and father of 4 children, Jacques Richier received the title of Chevalier in the National Order of Merit (France).

References

  1. ↑ Les Echos. "Jacques Richier". lesechos.fr. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  2. ↑ "Allianz France accélère sa transformation". agefi.fr. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  3. ↑ Les Echos. "Jacques Richier quitte Swiss Life pour les AGF". lesechos.fr. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  4. ↑ "Jacques Richier, président directeur général d'Allianz France, dans Le Grand Journal - 03/03 2/4". bfmtv.com. Archived from the original on 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
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