Coface SA

Keyvan Shamsa appointed Business Technology Director

Paris, 13 November 2018 - 17h35

Coface SA : Keyvan Shamsa appointed Business Technology Director

Keyvan Shamsa is appointed Business Technology Director of Coface and joins the Group's Executive Committee.

Keyvan, 56, holds a PhD in computer science and brings broad experience in financial market information systems and knowledge of new technology approaches to Coface.

He takes over from Valérie Brami, who is leaving Coface, after having undertaken, as Group Chief Operating Officer, a large transformation of Coface IT systems, embedding the IT organisation as well as the culture of teamwork and client service. Her contribution was instrumental in the progress of IT projects within the "Fit to Win" plan. She laid the foundation of the IT systems architecture and organisation, which will help Coface accelerate on the path of digitalisation and innovation in client service.

Keyvan started his career with Credit Lyonnais Corporate and Investment Banking in 1991 in the information systems team, in charge of the development and integration of various trading and market risk systems globally. In 2000, he was appointed Chief Information Officer of Credit Lyonnais Asset Management (now Amundi).

In 2005, he joined Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking in New York as head of Corporate Banking information systems for Americas. In 2008, he joined BNP Paribas Asset Management in Paris as the Chief Information Officer, where he also held other managing director positions over the past 10 years.

CONTACTS
MEDIA RELATIONS   Monica COULL T. [phone] monica,coull@coface,com   Maria KRELLENSTEIN T. [phone] maria,krellenstein@coface,com	ANALYSTS / INVESTORS   Thomas JACQUET T. [phone] thomas,jacquet@coface,com   Ana Cecilia URIBE ARCE DE BREANT T. [phone] anacecilia.uribearce@coface,com

FINANCIAL CALENDAR 2019 (subject to change)
FY-18 results: 11 February 2019 (after market close)
Q1-2019 results: 24 April 2019 (after market close)
Annual General Shareholders' Meeting 2018: 16 May 2019
H1-2019 results: 25 July 2019 (after market close)
9M-2019 results: 23 October 2019 (after market close)

FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Coface: for trade - Building business together 70 years of experience and the most finely meshed network have made Coface a reference in credit insurance, risk management and the global economy. With the ambition to become the most agile, global trade credit insurance partner in the industry, Coface's experts work to the beat of the world economy, supporting 50,000 clients in building successful, growing and dynamic businesses. The Group's services and solutions protect and help companies take credit decisions to improve their ability to sell on both their domestic and export markets. In 2017, Coface employed ~4,100 people in 100 countries and registered turnover of €1.4 billion. www.coface.com COFACE SA. is listed on Euronext Paris - Compartment A ISIN: FR0010667147 / Ticker: COFA

Coface SA : Keyvan Shamsa appointed Business Technology Director

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