Coface appoints new economist for North America

Credit insurer Coface has appointed Ruben Nizard as economist for the North American region including USA and Canada.

Nizard will be responsible for providing in depth analysis of the North American economy, including analysis of impacts caused by current trends and global economic influences.

Nizard originally joined Coface in 2016, with the Group Economic Research Department located in Bois-Colombes, France. For the last three years, he has been responsible for the Coface country risk analysis of Africa as well as contributing to the Coface analysis of the oil market and the Coface Political Risk Index.

"His appointment is consistent with Coface’s objective to enhance its leadership in its core Trade Credit Insurance business as announced in the Build to Lead Strategic Plan," the company said. "Ruben will upgrade Customer service quality as he will provide valuable economic analysis through direct interactions and Coface Country Risk conferences. He will also be part of economic events and roundtables, as well as forums to the public. Ruben brings five years of in depth experience analyzing economies, finances and markets."