The Group’s governance comprises an Executive Committee and a Supervisory Board
Executive committee
The Group is managed by an executive committee comprising ten experienced professionals with a financial services background, and with varied and complementary profiles.
Philippe Gravier is CEO of the Group since April 2019. Previously, he was an executive first in life insurance and then in health care. He is a graduate of ESSEC (MBA). He is a fan of the game Go.
Kereis Chief Executive Officer in charge of international activities
After managing the Finance and Actuarial teams in France and internationally at BNPP Cardif, Eric co-created and developed the Group’s international network between 2007 and 2018. Eric received a master’s degree in Economics and Statistics from the ENSAE Institut Polytechnique de Paris and is a certified member of the French Institute of Actuaries. In addition to his native French, he is fluent in English, Spanish and Italian.
Frank joined the group in February 2020. He graduated from EM Normandie and was previously Marketing & Products Director, before working in Personal Insurance Brokerage at Aviva France. Frank manages the Group’s direct brokerage activities. He is a sports enthusiast and enjoys running, golf, skiing and swimming.
Kereis General Manager, President of Kereis France
Stéphane joined Crédit Agricole’s National Federation in 1991. In 1995, he took over business relations with insurers and the regional branches. He joined Bessé in 1999 to participate in the development of credit risk insurance brokerage activities. In 2010, he became Commercial Director of Kereis France, then General Manager in 2017, before being appointed President of Kereis France in June 2020. He is a graduate of the Institut des Assurances de Bordeaux.
Following a career in transaction services and having served for five years as Chief Financial Officer of a European leader in security, Thomas joined the Group in May 2019 as Chief Financial Officer for the Group’s insurance activities. In November 2021, he was promoted to Group Chief Financial Officer. He is an Arts et Métiers graduate and has a Specialised Masters from HEC. When not immersed in numbers, Thomas divides his free time between land and sea, between golf and sailing.
Kereis Chief Human Resources, Communications and CSR Officer
Myriam joined the group in May 2019. She has practised in various areas of human resources management within financial services groups (Crédit Agricole, Aviva). She is the Group’s Director of Human Resources, Communications and CSR. Myriam completed a 2-year master’s degree in HR and social politics at the Sorbonne and received the “women on board” certificate from the ESSEC business school. You can find her out on the hiking trails.
Charles joined the Group in 2017. After starting his career at Société Générale, he joined the Auto Credit at CGI where he ran two financial partnership companies. He then created Santander in France. In 2009, he joined La Macif, where he notably headed the networks in the Ile-de-France region. Charles is a Sciences Po graduate and holds a master’s degree in philosophy.
Kereis Director of External Growth and Investor Relations
Vanessa joined the group in February 2021. She began her career in 1999 in mergers and acquisitions at the Morgan Stanley merchant bank in the financial institutions field. In 2012, she joined Klépierre, and in 2018 became Director of Investments for Apsys, a land development company. Vanessa is a graduate of HEC.
After 20 years holding management positions in major insurance groups, Laurent joined Cbp in 2017 as director of the individual life insurance business unit. In 2019, he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of iAssure and then President in 2020. He is a graduate of EDHEC.
Director of Marketing and Online Business – President of Ça assure
Carine is President of Ça assure and manages the Group’s marketing and online business activities. With a wealth of experience at Société Générale at AXA, in digital transformation, marketing and customer experience functions, as well as at DG Empruntis, she is a graduate of Kedge Business School and Celsa. Passionate about new technologies and literature, she writes science fiction novels in her spare time.
Supervisory board
The Supervisory board comprises associates and directors from its majority shareholder, Bridgepoint, and independent administrators.
Rémy Weber
Independent member, Chairman of the Board
Frédéric Pescatori
Partner, President of Bridgepoint in France, Chairman of the Appointments and Remuneration Committee
Vincent-Gaël Baudet
Partner, Bridgepoint
Benoît Fournial
Independent member, Chairman of the Audit Committee and of the Investment Committee