SCOR announced the appointments to Group-level functions. Paul Christoff is appointed as managing director of the Americas Hub, reporting in this capacity to Romain Launay, Group Chief Operating Officer. Paul Christoff will retain his current responsibilities as Chief Financial Officer of the Americas Hub. Eric Pooi, currently Chief Operating Officer of the Life division for Asia-Pacific, becomes Managing Director of the Asia-Pacific Hub, reporting to Romain Launay. Eric Pooi replaces Ben Ho, who has been appointed Advisor to the Managing Director of the Asia-Pacific Hub. Marc Philippe, currently Deputy Chief Information Officer, becomes SCOR's Chief Information Officer, reporting to Romain Launay. He replaces Regis Delayat, who has been appointed Digital Advisor to the Chairman. Romain Portelli, currently in charge of information systems at SCOR Global P&C, is appointed Deputy Chief Information Officer, in charge of the functional scope of the Group's information technology. Guillaume Ominetti, currently Head of Capital Shield Strategy within the Group Risk Management department, is appointed Advisor to the Chairman and Head of Public Affairs. Paul Christoff, is a graduate of the University of Toronto, having obtained a degree in commerce and finance. He also holds a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) designation. Prior to joining SCOR in 2009, Paul Christoff held senior positions in the P&C industry, both in operations and finance. Eric Pooi, is a Chartered Accountant with ISCA Singapore and an Associate in Risk Management with AICPCU. He is currently the appointed Chief Executive for SCOR Global Life Singapore Branch, as well as the Chief Representative for the SCOR Global Life Taipei Representative Office. Ben Ho, holds an MSc from the University of Manchester in the UK and an MBA from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He was appointed Managing Director /Principal Officer SCOR Reinsurance Asia-Pacific P&C in 2003, and became the SCOR Singapore Hub CEO /Chief Executive - P&C in 2008. Marc Philippe, is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications de Paris. He joined SCOR in 1998, occupying various roles within the IT department, especially in the areas of business application development and large corporate projects. He has been leading the Group IT functional team since 2013. Regis Delayat, is a graduate of the Institut des Sciences Appliquees (INSA Lyon). He has been SCOR's Group CIO for the last 25 years, since 1992. He is the Chair of Ruschlikon, the global association of Insurers, Brokers and Reinsurers, committed to developing e-processing in the (re)insurance industry. Romain Portelli, is a graduate of the ENSAE - SUPAERO Engineering School. In 2013, he joined the IT department to become the IT Division Manager of SCOR Global P&C. Guillaume Ominetti, began his professional career with SCOR in January 2012, as Head of Capital Shield Strategy in Group Risk Management. He has mainly focused on monitoring the retrocession strategy and its consistency with the Group's risk appetite.