Ageas UK is pleased to announce the appointment of Aurore Lecanon as its new Chief Risk Officer (CRO). Aurore will take over her new role in September 2024, subject to regulatory approval, and succeeds Evan Waks who will be moving on to serve as the Chief Finance Officer for Ageas in Portugal.
Aurore comes to Ageas with an impressive career of over 20 years in the financial services sector, working in both life and non-life insurance, and investment banking. With a broad experience of leading transformative change, modernising operating models, asset liability and capital management, Aurore moved her career into risk and governance in 2015, subsequently building and leading top-performing risk teams capable of steering organisations through demanding market conditions and complex regulatory challenges.
Ant Middle, CEO Ageas UK, expressed his enthusiasm about Aurore’s appointment, stating: “Aurore’s distinguished career in the insurance industry, marked by senior roles in both the life and general insurance, brings invaluable expertise to Ageas UK. Her skills will be instrumental in ensuring our professional and expert response to the regulatory and risk agenda is maintained, while adding another passionate customer advocate to our Executive Team.”
Ant also shared his thoughts on Evan’s transition within the Ageas Group: “One of the benefits of working within an international group is the opportunity for career mobility in other countries. This is a move that provides both opportunity for Evan combined with retaining and sharing expertise across the Ageas Group. Evan has been an instrumental part of the executive team navigating us through significant regulatory change, while always championing the customer, and I wish him every success in his new role.”