Keyvan Shamsa

About Keyvan Shamsa

Keyvan Shamsa is the Group Business Technology Director at Coface, a role he has held since joining the company on November 5, 2018. In this position, he is responsible for driving the technology agenda in support of operational performance, digital transformation, and customer experience. His remit sits at the heart of Coface’s strategic priorities, where the modernization of information systems and the deployment of digital tools are key levers of competitiveness for a global trade credit insurance group. Keyvan Shamsa holds a PhD in computer science from Université Pierre et Marie Curie. He built his career in financial-market information systems, developing deep expertise in complex, regulated environments. He began his professional journey in 1991 at Crédit Lyonnais Corporate and Investment Banking, where he worked within the information systems team. In 2000, he was appointed Head of IT at Crédit Lyonnais Asset Management, now Amundi. In 2005, he moved to Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking in New York as Head of Corporate Information Systems for the Americas. In 2008, he joined BNP Paribas Asset Management in Paris as Head of Information Systems, where he also held several other management roles over a ten-year period. This background gives him a strong command of large-scale IT architecture, international technology operations, and transformation leadership. At Coface, his contribution is closely tied to the Group’s broader modernization efforts, with a focus on system resilience, innovation, and technology alignment with business and client needs. His career reflects a rare combination of technical depth and executive leadership, built across major banking and asset management institutions and now applied to a multinational insurance environment undergoing rapid digital change.