At its meeting today, the RVS general assembly elected Denis Kessler, a member of the association and representative of the French market since 2010, to take over from Claude Tendil as President.
As stated when last re-elected in 2020, Claude Tendil wished to step down as president of the RVS association.
RVS commented, “All the members warmly thanked Claude Tendil for his efficient action at the head of the association, which he had chaired since 2013, and for the frank success this year after two years’ absence, with over 2800 registered participants.”
Kessler was previously CEO of SCOR, before leaving in 2021. SCOR’s board approved Laurent Rousseau to succeed him.
He remained chairman of the board of directors at SCOR and is also chairman of the Reinsurance Advisory Board (RAB), a specialist representative body for the European reinsurance industry.
He held the position of Chairman of the RAB from 2009 to 2010, retaking the chairmanship in 2021 from Swiss Re Chief Executive Officer, Christian Mumenthaler.
