Michael Nguyen

BNP Paribas Cardif has appointed Michael Nguyen as chief executive officer of Asia, effective immediately. 

Nguyen joined BNP Paribas Cardif in 2020 as chief information officer.  He was most recently deputy chief executive officer and chief operating officer leading the firm’s efficiency, technology and operations department.  During the last five years, he successfully led major strategic programmes, while optimizing and contributing to transforming BNP Paribas Cardif worldwide. 

Before that, he was group head of operations strategy and transformation for the SCOR Group in 2016, where he led its operations strategy from planning to execution and oversaw the reinsurer's strategic projects portfolio. 

Nguyen started his career in corporate strategy and mergers and acquisitions in 2002 for the Airbus Group.  From 2005 to 2016, he held various management positions for large global corporations, including Bouygues and AXA.

Nguyen holds a master of science from Pierre and Marie Curie Paris University, a master in management from HEC and Mines ParisTech, and an MBA from INSEAD.

BNP Paribas Cardif is the insurance arm of BNP Paribas, with a presence in 30 countries and strong positions in Europe, Asia, and Latin America.