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A French native born in 1960, Donnet graduated from the École Polytechnique in Paris in 1983 with a degree in Engineering and then went on to the Institut des Actuaires where he completed his studies in 1991.

– In 1983, he held the position of Sales Director at Maison Phenix.

– Between 1985 and 2007, he held various positions within the AXA Group:

• 1985 – 1988 various roles in France and Canada

• 1988 – 1989 Head of the Acquisition Project, Group lnternational Operations, France

• 1990 – 1994 Technical and Commercial Manager, Normandy Region, France

• 1994 – 1997 General Manager, Languedoc Pyrénées, France

• 1997 – 1999 Deputy Chief Executive Officer, AXA Conseil, France

• 1999 – 2001 CEO of AXA ltaly

• 2001 – 2003 Regional CEO Southern Europe, Middle East, Latin America and Canada

• 2002 – 2003 Chairman and CEO of AXA Re and AXA Corporate Solutions, France

• 2003 – 2006 CEO of AXA Japan, Tokyo

• 2006 – 2007 Regional CEO Asia Pacific, Singapore.

– In 2007, he became the Managing Director for Asia Pacific at Wendel Investissements, Singapore.

– In 2010, he co-founded the investment management company HLD in Paris.

– In October 2013, he joined Generali as Country Manager Italy and CEO of Generali Italia S.p.A.

– On 17 March 2016, he became Group CEO of Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.

– On 12 May 2016, he was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Generali Italia S.p.A.

Honors

– On 15 May 2006, he was awarded the Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite.

– On 13 July 2016, he was awarded the Chevalier dans l’Ordre de la Légion d’honneur.

– On 31 May 2021, he was awarded the Cavaliere del Lavoro.

Current Roles

• Group CEO Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.

• Chairman Generali Italia S.p.A.

• Chairman Generali Services Pte. Ltd.

• Member of the Board of Directors of Fondazione Generali – The Human Safety Net ONLUS.

• Member of the General Council of Fondazione Giorgio Cini.

Other Roles

• From April 2008 to April 2016, he was member of the Supervisory Board of Vivendi.

• From October 2013 to June 2016, he was on the Board of Directors of Banca Generali S.p.A.

• From January 2016 to April 2017, he was Deputy Chairman of ANIA.

• From February 2015 to February 2018, he was Chairman of the MIB Trieste School of Management.