Former SCOR CEO Rousseau joins Guy Carpenter as EMEA and capital solutions CEO

Reinsurance broker  Guy Carpenter, a business of Marsh McLennan, has hired former  SCOR CEO Laurent Rousseau to the newly created position of EMEA and global capital solutions CEO.

Rousseau will join Guy Carpenter in September. He stepped down as CEO of SCOR at the end of January after 18 months in the role during a “particularly difficult period” of strategy revamp for the reinsurer.

Rousseau will be based in London and will report to Dean Klisura, Guy Carpenter president and CEO. He will also join Guy Carpenter’s executive committee.

In his new role, Rousseau will have executive oversight of Guy Carpenter’s businesses in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India, as well as *GC Securities and Global Risk Solutions, which includes the structured risk practice. He will be responsible for driving growth across the region and support delivering the company’s capabilities and expertise to meet the increasingly complex needs of clients. Additionally, he will work with Marsh McLennan’s other businesses – Marsh, Mercer and Oliver Wyman – to solve for clients’ interconnected risk, strategy and people challenges.

Prior to joining Guy Carpenter, Rousseau enjoyed a 13-year career at SCOR. In his capacity as CEO, he provided strategic leadership to the company amidst volatile market conditions. Other leadership roles Rousseau held at SCOR include deputy CEO of global P&C overseeing specialty insurance, chief underwriting officer EMEA P&C reinsurance and head of P&C strategy & business development. Before joining SCOR, Rousseau was in JP Morgan’s Mergers & Acquisitions Group in London from 2005 to 2010, where he specialised in financial institutions.

Rousseau commented: “I am excited to be joining Guy Carpenter, which continues to lead the industry in delivering insights, solutions and capabilities to companies across the globe. I know many of the team and clients in the region and am looking forward to working with them.”

Klisura said: “We are excited to have Laurent join our team. He is a seasoned professional and is widely recognized for his (re)insurance expertise. Laurent’s impressive leadership experience and strong track record in driving growth will be a great asset as we continue to help our clients meet their unique needs and execute our growth strategy.”

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