Rene Fourtou
Member of the Board of Directors @ Generali Group
Paris, France
Rene Fourtou is a startup investor at Generali Group in Paris. Jean-René Fourtou is the Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors at Vivendi. Jean-René was Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer at Vivendi from 2002 to 2005 before becoming the Chairman of the Supervisory Board until June 24th, 2014. Since this date, he is the Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors at Vivendi.Jean-René joined Bossard & Michel in 1963 as a Consultant. In 1972, Jean-René became Chief Operating Officer of Bossard Consultants and, in 1977, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of the Bossard group. In 1986, Jean-René was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer at the Rhône-Poulenc Group. From December 1999 to May 2002, Jean-René served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Operating Officer at Aventis. Jean-René is the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Bordeaux University Foundation. Jean-René currently seves as a Member of the Board of Directors at Assicurazioni Generali (Italy) and Sanofi Aventis. Previously, Jean-Rene served as a Chairman of the Supervisory Board at Canal+ Group, Member of the Supervisory Board at Maroc Telecom (Maroc), Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board at AXA, Member of the Board of Directors at Cap Gemini, Nestlé (Switzerland) and NBC Universal (United States). Jean–René Fourtou has received many awards, such as the International Leadership Award from the United States Council for International Business in 2004, and was decorated as Officer of the Legion of Honour (2008), Commander of the National Order of Merit, Commander of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite (Morocco, January 2005) and Commander of the Order of Ouissam al Moukafaa al Watanya (Morocco, July 2005). Born in Libourne (Gironde, France) on 20 June 1939, Jean-René is a Graduate of the École Polytechnique.
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About Generali Group
The Generali Group is one of the significant players in the global insurance and financial products market. Characterized from the very outset by a strong international outlook and now present in more than 60 countries, Generali has consolidated its position among the world's leading insurance operators, with significant market shares inwestern EuropeIn its core insurance business, the Generali Group is primarily focused on the life segment, where it is the European leader. Its offer ranges from savings and family protection policies to unit-linked policies and complex plan for multinationals. In the non-life segment, its portfolio ranges from mass-market coverage such as Car, Home, Accident & Health, to sophisticated commercial and industrial risk coverage.Generali is a leader in the retail segment and it is increasing its contribution to the commercial & corporate business, in which it serves medium and large companies at international level leveraging the Group's global reach and its strong ties with international brokers.In addition, Generali is among the world's major players in the field of assistance, through the Europ Assistance Group, which provides worldwide services in the motor, travel, health, home and family lines of business.The Group is committed to achieving the optimal client segmentation and enhancing product innovation in order to deliver a targeted approach to clients. Generali aims to be best-in-class for client retention and satisfaction.Generali Group operates in the insurance sector with a multichannel distribution strategy through a global proprietary sales network of agents, financial advisors and brokers, supported by bancassurance and direct channels (internet and telephone) where it is Europe's leader.
Generali Group Contacts
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Antonio Cangeri
General Counsel & Secretary of the Board of Directors
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Christian Kanu
Chief Executive Officer at Generali Global Corporate & Commercial
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Gabriele Genola
Chairman of the Board of Directors
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Rene Fourtou
Member of the Board of Directors
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Sergio Balbinot
Vice Chairman of the Board - Generali China Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
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