Philippe Donnet

Philippe Donnet (born 26 July 1960 in Suresnes, France) is a French business executive who has served as the CEO of the Italian company Assicurazioni Generali since March 2016.[1][2]

Philippe Donnet

Education

Philippe Donnet graduated in 1983 from École Polytechnique and in 1991 from the Institut des Actuaires Français (IFA).[3][4]

Career

In 1983, he began his executive career at Maisons Phoenix, a French contractor. He held different positions within the insurance sector until 1997 when he was appointed Deputy Managing Director of AXA Conseil.[4]

In 1999, Donnet was appointed CEO of AXA Assicurazioni, a position he held for two years. In 2001 he was appointed Regional CEO responsible for the Mediterranean region, Middle East, Latin America and Canada.[5]

In 2002, he was assigned the role of Chairman and CEO of AXA Re as well as Chairman of AXA Corporate Solutions.[5] Two years later Donnet was appointed CEO of Axa Japan and in 2006 he took on the role of CEO for the Asia-Pacific region.[4]

In 2007, he left the insurance sector for a period of six years to take on the position of Director for the Asia-Pacific region at Wendel Investissement, Singapore. In 2010, Donnet founded HLD, an investment firm.[5]

Donnet joins Generali in 2013 as Country Manager for Italy and CEO of Generali Italy. He will hold this role until 2016, leading the integration of five of Generali Group brands (Generali, Ina Assitalia, Toro, Lloyd Italico e Augusta).[6] In February 2015, he also took the role of President of MIB School of Management.[7]

Since March 2016, Donnet has held the position of CEO of Generali Group.[8]

Donnet chairs the Group Management Committee (GMC) – the committee which defines Generali's strategic guidelines (as of April 2017)[2] – and since January 2016 is the Vice President of ANIA (the Italian National Association of Insurance Companies).[3]

Further biographical notes

Philippe Donnet is a former rugby player[9] and is the proprietor of one of the major French wood barrel manufacturers.[10]

Honours
National Order of Merit (France)[11][12]
gollark: Globalisation good, complex global supply chains basically fine?
gollark: Hmm. Also, gradual phase out of road networks and replacement with trains etc. good.
gollark: Renewables are not energy dense, need vast amounts of batteries to be any good, and take tons of energy to produce in the first place.
gollark: Nationalised healthcare possibly not good?
gollark: Nuclear power good, "renewables" often actually really stupid?

References
  1. "Generali: Board of Directors". Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  2. "Reuters - Profile: Philippe Donnet". Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  3. "Roger Philippe Donnet - Ania". www.ania.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  4. "Il Sole 24 Ore - Profile: Philippe Donnet". Il Sole 24 Ore. Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  5. "Bloomberg - Profile: Philippe Roger Donnet". Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  6. "Intelligent Insurer - Generali appoints CEO and general". Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  7. "Governance MIB Trieste School of Management". Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  8. "Generali committee picks Donnet as CEO, Minali as MD-source". Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  9. "Generali, tassi zero e mercati volatili: la doppia sfida del "rugbista" Donnet". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 5 May 2017.
  10. Dell'Olio, Luigi (29 March 2016). "Donnet, la "forza tranquilla" del Leone". Il Piccolo (in Italian).
  11. Décret du 15 mai 2006 portant promotion et nomination, retrieved 5 May 2017
  12. Décret du 13 juillet 2016 portant promotion et nomination, retrieved 5 May 2017
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