Charles Descure

Charles Descure

Chief Financial Officer

Born in Montreuil, France on 04/05/1973 and currently lives in Hong Kong.

Charles Descure oversees regional finance activities across Generali Asia’s markets. He has over 25 years’ experience in insurance and investment and has been based in seven different countries.

Career

Fully qualified actuary, Master of Finance from University Claude Bernard of Lyon (France), Master of Business Administration from Ecole Nationale d’Assurance (France).

Prior to moving to Asia, Charles held various positions within the Generali Group. He was a member of the enlarged executive committee of Generali France between 2017 and 2019, in charge of Finance topics. He was also Chief Investment Officer for Iberia, Benelux, Greece & UK based in Milan, Italy, from 2014 to 2016, and Managing Director of Generali Private Equity Investment, in Cologne, Germany for two years.

From 2007 to 2010, Charles was a board member of the French Actuarial Profession, in charge of research and development. He published research articles on ALM and Solvency II, and a book on value and risk management.