Denis Kessler (25 March 1952 – 9 June 2023) was a French businessman. He served as the chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of SCOR SE from 2002 until his death.BusinessWeek profile Prior to this, he served as vice-chairman of MEDEF and CEO of AXA.'Denis Kessler quitte le Medef pour présider Scor', in L'Expansion, 5 November 2002
Biography Kessler graduated from HEC Paris, and received a PhD in economics from the University of Paris.
He was a board member of BNP Paribas, Bolloré, Dassault Aviation, Invesco, and Fonds stratégique d'investissement. He was member of the supervisory board of Yam Invest N.V. He served as the President of Le Siècle from 2007 to 2010.AFP, '"Le Siècle": Nicole Notat présidente', in Le Figaro, 12 November 2010
Kessler criticised the Keynesian reaction to the 2008 financial crisis, and he suggested the end of the Euro currency was a real possibility.François Vidal, 'Denis Kessler : " Alors que la crise pourrait s'aggraver, nous n'avons plus de munitions "', in Les Echos, 12 September 2011 Daniel Roland, 'Denis Kessler: "nous n'avons plus de munitions", la zone euro peut exploser', in L'Express, 12 September 2011
He died on 9 June 2023, at the age of 71.Denis Kessler, l’économiste devenu président du réassureur SCOR, est mort
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