Reinsurer SCOR has appointed Nicolas Tissot as the group’s chief operating officer (COO).
Tissot will report to Denis Kessler, chairman and chief executive officer of SCOR.
He will be responsible for reinforcing operational excellence and the supporting group’s business units, according to the reinsurer. Tissot will also join the SCOR group executive committee.
Prior to joining SCOR, Tissot served as financial director and an executive committee member at power generation company Alstom.
Kessler said: "The SCOR group is delighted to welcome Nicolas Tissot, who will be in charge of rolling out the means necessary to reinforce the group's operational excellence.
“His managerial and financial skills, along with his experience within global industrial groups, will be major assets for SCOR in the implementation of the ‘Optimal Dynamics’ plan”.