Arnaud Vaissié

Arnaud Vaissié (born 28 November 1954) is the co-founder, Chairman and CEO of medical and travel security services firm, International SOS.[1] He is also the Honorary President of CCI France International,[2] a worldwide network of 123 French Chambers of Commerce across 92 countries.[3]

Arnaud Vaissié
Vaissié in 2016
Born (1954-11-28) 28 November 1954
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
Alma materSciences Po
OccupationChief Executive Officer, International SOS

Early life

Arnaud Vaissié was born on 28 November 1954 in Paris, France. He is a graduate from Sciences-Po in Paris.[4]

Career

Arnaud Vaissié started his career in France at Clou,[5] a company that offers financial and leasing services to the shipping and transportation industry, before moving to San Francisco to run the American subsidiary of Compass Inc.[6]

In 1985, he co-founded International SOS in Singapore with Pascal Rey-Herme.[7]

Other roles

Arnaud Vaissié was the chairman of the French Chamber of Commerce in Great-Britain.[6] He is the Chairman for the France-Singapore committee of MEDEF.[8]

He is the chairman of the board of trustees of the Lycée International de Londres Winston Churchill[9] and was a trustee in the creation of the Collège français bilingue de Londres.[10]

He is on the board of directors of the Institut Montaigne.[11] In 2004, he co-founded the think-tank, Le Cercle d'Outre-Manche (fr)[6] with Pascal Boris.

Personal life

Arnaud Vaissié is married and currently lives in Paris. He has three children.[6]

Awards
  • Chevalier of the Legion of Honour (2006)
  • Officer of the National Order of Merit (2012)

References
  1. Marston, Rebecca (2012-01-12). "Reckless or reliable? The people who work with danger". Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  2. "Français du monde. Une nouvelle force de frappe française pour l'export". Franceinfo (in French). 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  3. "FMCC's 10th annual charity gala dinner raises MOP70,000". Macau Daily Times. 2019-01-28. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  4. "Arnaud Vaissié". The Official French Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  5. "The healthcare company that is on constant alert". Financial Times. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  6. "International SOS: How to avoid turning a crisis into a drama". The Independent. 2010-04-29. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  7. Tyler, Richard (2010-06-15). "Arnaud Vaissie interview". www.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  8. "Visit by a French Business Confederation (MEDEF) delegation to Singapore". La France à Singapour. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  9. King, Lorraine. "Independent French school in Wembley to be named after Winston Churchill". Kilburn Times. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  10. "Un nouveau lycée français à Londres pour faire face à l'afflux d'expatriés". Les Echos (in French). 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  11. Montaigne, Arnaud Vaissié, co-fondateur et président-directeur général d'International SOS, membre du comité directeur de l'Institut (2011-11-15). "Institut Montaigne : "Repenser la compétitivité de notre économie"" (in French). ISSN 1950-6244. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
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