Michael Gates michael.gates@rlcglobal.com Richard Lewis Communications Vice chairman  Michael Gates is vice chairman of Richard Lewis Communications and an associate fellow of Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford. Saïd is the University of Oxford’s center of learning for undergraduate and graduate students in business, management, and finance. Established in 1996, the school is named after Wafic Saïd, the Saudi-Syrian chief founding benefactor. Michael has taught the cross-cultural

Sir Richard Lewis rdl.pa@rlcglobal.com  Richard Lewis Communications Chairman Sir Richard Lewis, widely considered as the father of modern cross-cultural categorization and planning, is the former tutor of Empress Michiko of Japan and currently cultural adviser to the World Bank. He delivers seminars and workshops around the world to multinationals, banks, and government ministries. He was knighted by President Ahtisaari of Finland in 1997 for his services to the Finnish

Francesco Briganti francesco.briganti@aeip.net AEIP Director Francesco is the Director of AEIP, a Brussels-based European lobbying organization. AEIP, through its members, represents roughly 1,200 social protection providers covering 75 million EU citizens, and managing € 1.5 trillion in assets (about $1.7 trillion). Francesco’s primary focus is the negotiation and alignment of EU institutions in relation to cross-border and national employee benefits plans (including, but not limited to: retirement, healthcare, disability,

Thierry Mestach mestach@geb.com Generali Employee Benefits Chief Network Officer Thierry Mestach has a long experience in Employee Benefits. He joined GEB in 2017 after 19 years in AXA and MAXIS in sales, network management and marketing roles. He is Chief Network Officer of GEB. Thierry leverages his experience to manage a GEB Network that offers and can deliver the best possible local employee benefits, products and services and supports

Marine Charbonnier marine.charbonnier@axa-cs.com AXA Corporate Solutions Head of Risk Financing Solutions Marine Charbonnier joined AXA Corporate Solutions in 2013 as Head of Risk Financing Solutions for Group AXA clients. She helps clients to identify financial solutions for their specific risks and create customized solutions. Marine has worked in the Alternative Risk Transfer market since the beginning of her career in 1992, providing advice, negotiating conditions, implementing and managing such

Paul Avis paul.avis@canadalife.co.uk Canada Life Group Insurance Marketing director Paul joined Canada Life Group Insurance as sales and marketing director in November 2009 but, since January 2013, has focused solely on the marketing proposition. He has extensive knowledge of Group and Individual Protection Products and Employee Assistance Services, having held senior roles in UNUM, General Accident (now Aviva), Ceridian (LifeWorks), and Employ-Mend. Paul qualified with BA (Hons) in Cultural

Robert Reiff rreiff@lockton.com Lockton Benefit Group President Bob joined Lockton in 2010 as Chief Operating Officer of Lockton’s St. Louis operation. In 2015, he took on the role of President of Lockton Benefit Group, the company’s national employee benefits practice. As such, he is responsible for development and expansion of the company’s national employee benefits initiatives. This includes strategic direction, national partnership arrangements, recruiting, and new office development. Prior

Philippe De Dreuzy philippe.dedreuzy@americas.msh-intl.com MSH INTERNATIONAL President & CEO Philippe de Dreuzy is President & CEO of MSH INTERNATIONAL overseeing the operations for the Americas. MSH is a world leader in the design and management of international healthcare insurance solutions for expatriates. Before MSH, Philippe spent some twenty years in the United States. His last assignment was with Marsh McLennan Agency as Vice President, managing international benefits plans as

Colin Bullen colin@habitsatwork.com – https://uk.linkedin.com/in/colinbullen Habits at Work Consulting and Actuarial Lead  Since 2013, Colin has been the global consulting and actuarial lead at Habits at Work, based in the U.K. An actuary by profession, Colin has specialized in health and wellbeing since 1998, while maintaining an active interest in pensions and risk. Prior to joining Habits at Work, Colin was the global head of health & wellbeing at Aon

Andrew Sykes Twitter : SykesAndrew Habits at Work President and Chief Habit Starter Entrepreneur and founder of Habits at Work (formerly Health at Work Wellness Actuaries), Andrew Sykes has 20+ years of leadership, organizational performance, and business development experience. Prior to starting Habits at Work, Andrew was chief wellness officer at the Vitality Group. He has consulted to some of the world’s largest companies, including Shell Oil, McDonald’s, and

Nele Segers nele.segers@igpeurope.com John Hancock – IGP Europe Senior Account Representative Nele Segers (1985) has more than seven years of experience in the field of international employee benefits, multinational pooling, and captive arrangements, and joined IGP in 2011. As a Senior IGP Account Representative, she is currently responsible for the account management of IGP’s UK multinational clients and prospects, and has a very close working relationship with the advisor

Peter de Vries pdevries@jhancock.com John Hancock Financial Services Head of the IGP network Peter de Vries was born in Amsterdam (1956), the Netherlands, and educated in the United Kingdom. After a short (6 years) career in banking in the UK, he moved back to the Netherlands and spent six years working in international employee benefits for Nationale-Nederlanden Leven, a major Dutch life insurance company. In 1985, he set up

Tony Hore tony.hore@allianz.com.sg Allianz Global Benefits Regional Director Asia Pacific Tony Hore joined Allianz Global Benefits in July 2008 developing the UK business. Since 2013 he has been leading the Allianz Group Employee Benefits strategy development for APAC, and he is overseeing the Allianz Global Benefits APAC office in Singapore, and leading the Allianz client captive solution programs. Tony Hore has been working within the health and personal injury

Emmanuel Légeron elegeron@europ-assistance.com Europ Assistance Group Executive Vice-President, Health & Corporate Global Business Line Emmanuel Légeron is Executive Vice-President, Health & Corporate Global Business Line, and a member of the Europ Assistance Group’s Executive Committee. He began his professional career in 1996 as Regional Sales Manager with Europ Assistance France, then moved to Internal Auditor of the Europ Assistance USA subsidiary in Los Angeles, and was appointed president and

Marco Giacomelli marco.giacomelli@generali.co.uk Generali Global Health Chief Executive Officer Marco Giacomelli is an actuary with a 20-year career at Generali in several assignments around the world. He currently holds the position of head of Generali Global Health (GGH), the Generali group’s dedicated provider of International Private Health Insurance solutions for internationally mobile individuals and the organizations to which they belong. Marco joined Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. in 1994 as a reinsurance

Camilla Lewis camilla.lewis@aon.com Aon Health Management Consultant An expert member of Aon’s health management team specialising in Workplace Wellbeing, Mental and Occupational health, and data analysis. The team assists business performance improvement through increased productivity, engagement, attendance and talent management through analysis and data-driven change. Health care management fosters improved and holistic changes in your employees’ health and productivity through well-thought-out intervention, reduced hospitalizations, and decreased accumulated lifestyle risks.

Tim A. Witchell tim.witchell@hubinternational.com Wealth Management Employee Benefits (WMEB) – Partner Hub International Vice Chairman Tim has over 40 years of experience in the field of employee benefit insurance programs, executive benefits and corporate life & disability arrangements. He began his career in Montreal, QC with a major insurance company where he received his initial training and successfully managed a portfolio of diverse clients. Tim remained with that company

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As soon as I received the proposal from the Editor be part of the next issue of this magazine, I started wondering: “Coming from Argentina, what kind of article could be interesting enough for a worldwide perspective”. I toyed with many different ideas in my mind, until realized that sharing my latest experience of changing from the consultancy world to the corporate one could turn out to be a universal theme, regardless the market you come from. Thanks to this request, I have started an introspective journey that I would like to share with you. Here we go!

Tim Crockett tim.crockett@hx-global.com HX global Vice President – Security Tim Crockett is Vice President – Security for HX Global, the US subsidiary of Healix International, a global leader in International Medical, Security and Travel assistance. A native of Hereford, England, Tim became a member of the Royal Marine Commandos in 1990 and went on to join the Special Boat Service in 1992. In 2001 Tim moved into the private

Lance Henderson lance.henderson@zurichna.com Zurich Global Employee Benefits Solutions Head of Sales and Relationship Management Lance Henderson is based in Minneapolis, USA and Zurich, Switzerland and has over 30 years of experience in employee benefits 25 of them focused on international solutions. Lance joined Zurich in 2011. Prior to joining Zurich, Lance was with Allianz for over 11 years where he was responsible for the Allianz global benefits network in the

Chris Mayo christopher.mayo@willistowerswatson.com Willis Towers Watson Head of Global Services and Solutions (non-North America) A member of Towers Watson’s European Leadership Group, Chris Mayo is the Head of Global Services and Solutions (non-North America) at Willis Towers Watson. The Global Services and Solutions (GSS) team includes over 100 consultants operating from France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK who work with local colleagues all around the world

Elin Bredenberg elin.bredenberg@aonhewitt.com Aon Hewitt Performance, Reward and Talent Consultant  Elin Bredenberg is a consultant and has three years’ experience within Aon Hewitt’s Performance, Reward and Talent practise in Sweden and the UK. Prior to joining Aon Hewitt Elin worked as a part-time reward analyst at a Swedish consultancy firm while simultaneously pursuing her Bachelor’s degree in Economics at Stockholm University, followed by her Master’s degree in Economics of

Rob Paton rob.paton@aonhewitt.com Aon Hewitt Performance, Reward and Talent Leader Rob Paton is a performance, reward and talent leader with Aon Hewitt’s Rewards Advisory practice in London. He has over 18 years of experience partnering with clients to review, develop and implement people and reward strategies and programs. Rob has worked in three of the world’s largest economies – United States, Australia and the United Kingdom – with two