17 October 2017 Insurance

Coface Gulf region manager departs; interim successor revealed

Credit insurer Coface has appointed Berna Keskin as the acting interim country manager for GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council Countries, consisting of UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia).

Based in Dubai, Keskin succeeds Massimo Falcioni, who has decided to pursue opportunities outside Coface.

Keskin was previously the chief operating officer (COO) for the GCC Countries.

Keskin joined Coface in Turkey in 2007 as director of underwriting and claims departments after 10 years’ experience in various public and private financial institutions. She worked as chief risk underwriting officer for Coface Turkey since 2013 and in 2015 extended her responsibilities to deputy risk underwriting director for Mediterranean Africa Region.

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