Coface appointed Hugh Burkeas the CEO of CofaceAsia-Pacific Region, effective on April 1, 2022. He joins the Group executive committee and reports to Xavier Durand, Coface CEO. He takes over from Bhupesh Gupta who has significantly contributed to transforming the company's culture during the past 6 years and has managed the operations in the region through the sanitary crisis with courage and accountability.

Bupesh has built a solid group of leaders and experts who will support the development of Coface's in the Asia-Pacific markets. Hugh joined Coface as Chief Commercial Officer for the Asia-Pacific region in 2016. Based in Hong Kong, he successfully led the region's commercial transformation, with record year-on-year growth since 2018.

Coface is now recognised as a market leader by clients and partners in Asia-Pacific.