Christophe Boizard (1959, France)

Christophe Boizard was born in 1959 and has French nationality. He graduated from Ecole Centrale Paris in 1981. He also holds a Master of Sciences degree from Stanford University (United States) and graduated from Centre des Hautes Études d’Assurances.
 
Christophe Boizard has ample experience in the financial world and the insurance sector. Five years ago, he was appointed Financial Director of PARIS RE and recently joined the Executive Committee of Partner Re Global. For the past 17 years, he worked for AXA group as Director of the Finance and Control Department at AXA Courtage and AXA France and as Chief Financial Officer at AXA Assicurazioni, initially for Italy but later including the Mediterranean Basin.

Currently, Christophe Boizard is CFO at Ageas.

Steven Braekeveldt (1960, Belgian)

 

Steven Braekeveldt was born in 1960 and is a Belgian national. He holds different degrees in Law and a Masters in Economics.

He has had a long international career in the financial services sector, both in banking and insurance. He held various management positions within ING, among others as managing director of BBL Hong Kong and managing director of Commercial and Merchant Banking at BBL/ING Singapore. In 2001 he became Executive Committee member of ING Commercial America, one of the largest insurance companies of Latin America. In 2006 he joined Fortis Insurance International and became responsible for Europe (9 countries).

Steven Braekeveldt is currently CEO of "Continental Europe".

Antonio Cano (1963, Dutch)

Antonio Cano was born in 1963 and is a Dutch national. He is an economist.

He started his career in the insurance sector in 1989 at AMEV Netherlands. In 1991 he joined Fortis Insurance International. In 1994 he moved to Caifor, the Spanish bancassurance joint-venture between Fortis and "La Caixa", where initially he was responsible for ALM and ultimately was deputy Managing Director. In 2001 he became head of Risk and Business Planning at AG Insurance and since 2006 has been Managing Director Bank channel and Life Insurance Development.

 

Antonio Cano is currently CEO of "Belgium".

Gary Crist (1957, American)

Gary Crist was born in 1957 and is an American national. Mr. Crist holds a Master Degree from the American Graduate School of International Management in Phoenix, Arizona U.S.A. and a Bachelor Degree from Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, U.S.A. 

He is resident in Hong Kong and he joined Ageas in January 2002, responsible for the strategic development of the company’s insurance activities in the region. Mr. Crist has been in a variety of professional and managerial positions in the Asian insurance business since 1981. Prior to joining Ageas, he held a series of senior management positions in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong and the Philippines.  In August 2011, Mr Crist is appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Asia.

In addition to being a member of the Management Committee of Ageas, Mr. Crist is appointed as a Non-Executive Director for Ageas Insurance Company (Asia) Limited. He also holds non-executive directorships with Muang Thai Insurance Public Company Limited, Etiqa Takaful Berhad, Mayban Investment Management, Etiqa Offshore (Labuan) Ltd, Ageas Asia Holdings Limited and Muang Thai Holding Company Ltd., which are all operating or holding companies associated with Ageas in Asia.  

Gary Crist is currently CEO of "Asia".

Kurt De Schepper (1956, Belgian)

Kurt De Schepper was born in 1956 and is a Belgian national. He is an actuary.

He started his career more than 30 years ago at AG Insurance where he became member of the Management Team responsible for Employee Benefits in 1990. Between 1995 and 2004 he was General Manager Europe at Fortis Insurance International where - amongst others- he was responsible for the Joint Venture “CaiFor” and Fortis Insurance UK. In 2004 he became Chief Pension Officer at Fortis Holding level.  Mid 2005 he was appointed Business Operating Officer at AG Insurance and responsible for Financial Assets as of September 2008.

Since September 2009 Kurt De Schepper is CRO – Chief Risk Officer – of Ageas, in charge of the Risk, Legal, Compliance and Support Functions (Human Resources, IT and Facility). 

Bart De Smet (1957, Belgian)

CEO

Bart De Smet was born in 1957 and is a Belgian national. He not only earned a degree in mathematical sciences from the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL), but also has diplomas in Actuarial Sciences and Managerial Sciences.

He began his career with Argenta in 1982. From 1985 to 1993, he served as Executive Vice President of the Life division at the Swiss insurance company Nationale Suisse.

In 1994, he joined ING Insurance Belgium, where he was a member of the Executive Committee, responsible for individual and group life insurance, health insurance & banking activities. Bart De Smet moved to Fortis in 1998, where he was a member of the management committee of Fortis AG and responsible for Fortis Employee Benefits.

In 2005, he took charge of the Broker Channel at Fortis Insurance Belgium, assuming the position of CEO of Fortis Insurance Belgium in 2007. In June 2009 he became CEO of Fortis, which was renamed Ageas following the general meetings of shareholders in April 2010. He has a specific responsibility for the Strategy & Development, Audit, Investor Relations, Communications and Corporate Secretariat departments.

Besides his responsibilities at Ageas, Bart De Smet is Chairman of Assuralia, a member of the Royal Association of Belgian Actuaries, a member of the Advisory Board to the Pensions Chair at the Catholic University of Louvain and a director of Credimo.

Barry Smith (1954, British)

Barry Smith was born in 1954 and is a British national.

He has spent his career in various jobs in the financial services sector. He assumed the role of Chief Executive for Fortis UK in 2001. In this role, he has been responsible for spearheading the business in its strategy to become a profitable manufacturer and retailer of insurance solutions in the UK, developing a range of award-winning customer-focused propositions that are unparalleled in the market. He was recently appointed as President of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) supporting the drive for improved professionalism within the insurance industry. He has been heavily involved with the CII for many years. He is Chairman of the ABI Motor Committee and a member of the ABI GIC Management Committee.

Barry Smith is currently CEO of "UK".

Emmanuel Van Grimbergen (1968, Belgian) 
 
Emmanuel Van Grimbergen was born in 1968 and is a Belgian national. He holds a Masters' degree in both mathematics and actuarial sciences.

Before joining Ageas, he worked for ING for 18 years, always in the Risk/Actuarial departments. He held various senior management positions at ING Insurance’s Belgian entity. Early in 2000, he became Chief Actuary of ING South West Europe and, in 2004, he was appointed Chief Insurance Risk Officer of ING Insurance Retail Banking. In 2007, he moved to Amsterdam as Chief Risk Officer of ING Central and Rest of Europe.
 
Emmanuel Van Grimbergen joined Ageas as Group Risk Officer on 1 January 2011.