Coface, which offers credit insurance protection and credit management services for the trade industry, has appointed Fredrik Murer as chief executive officer of the North America region.
A member of Coface's executive committee, reporting to Xavier Durand, the group chief executive officer, Mr. Murer takes over from Juan Saborido, who will transition into the newly created position of senior advisor to Mr. Durand, after 18 years in various leadership positions in the Coface Group in Europe and in North America.
Before joining Coface, Mr. Murer was head of political risk and credit in the Americas at Ace-Chubb Corporation. He has had a long career in the insurance sector, having held political risk underwriting roles in Zurich Financial Services Group, the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, and the American International Group, where he started his career in 1993.
Mr. Murer holds a B.S.in finance from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, and an M.B.A. from the American Graduate School of International Management.
Learn more: http://www.coface-usa.com/.
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