By Kim Min-ju
Cardif in Korea, a subsidiary insurance arm of the BNP Paribas Cardif, announced Wednesday that it has named current deputy CEO Jean Christophe Darbes as its new incoming chief executive officer.
Darbes was named to the post following a meeting of the board of directors on June 19. He will succeed current head Herve Giraudon on July 1.
The company expressed its confidence in the new appointment, explaining that Darbes’ experience and relationships with both banks and financial groups, along with his understanding of the market, will be instrumental in achieving Cardif’s “second leap forward” as it approaches its 10th anniversary.
Darbes received his MBA from the University of Toulouse in France, and joined the banking industry in 1990 as a foreign exchange and bond trader for BNP Paribas. He joined the multinational French insurance group AXA in 2001 and Cardif in Korea in 2009.
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