François DE VARENNE

About François DE VARENNE

François de Varenne is a senior executive and a key governance figure at SCOR SE, where he currently serves as Group Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer. He is also a member of the Group Executive Committee, with a long-standing remit covering investments, technology, transformation and group corporate finance. In January 2023, he served as Interim CEO of SCOR before being confirmed in his current leadership responsibilities, underscoring the board’s confidence in his judgment and deep institutional knowledge. He holds a distinguished academic profile: graduate of École polytechnique, civil engineer from the Ponts et Chaussées, PhD in finance, and certified actuary from the Institut de science financière et d’assurances (ISFA). This combination of engineering, finance and actuarial training gives him a particularly strong background for a global reinsurance group, where balance-sheet strength, capital allocation and risk management are critical. François de Varenne began his career in 1993 at the Fédération française des sociétés d’assurances (FFSA), working on economic and financial matters. In 1998, he moved to London, where he expanded his market and insurance expertise first at Lehman Brothers as an Insurance Strategist, then at Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank in senior roles focused on asset-management solutions, structured transactions and the insurance/reinsurance sector. In 2003, he became Managing Partner at Gimar Finance & Cie. He joined SCOR in 2005 as Director of Corporate Finance and Asset Management. From there, he progressively took on broader responsibilities, including the leadership of SCOR Global Investments and later an enlarged scope spanning investments, technology, budget, the Group Project Office and corporate finance. His trajectory within SCOR reflects a consistent strategic focus: strengthening financial discipline, optimizing capital deployment and supporting the company’s long-term resilience. Among his notable contributions is the integration of ESG and climate considerations into investment decisions, alongside broader efforts to align SCOR’s investment policy with the Group’s sustainability commitments. His combination of financial expertise, actuarial rigor and international market experience makes him one of the most influential executives in SCOR’s recent corporate history.