CCIFER appoints Francois Coste as its new president

Newsroom 16/06/2016 | 15:55

The administration board of the French Chamber of Commerce and Trade in Romania (CCIFER) has appointed Francios Coste, general director of Groupama Romania, as its new president.

The board also elected Richard Perrin, advisory partner with KPMG Romania, as vice-president of CCIFER. Perrin has been a CCIFER administrator since 2008 and over time has coordinated several strategic projects.

Eric Faidy, president of Michelin for central and southern Europe ended his mission after five years as a member of the CCIFER council, and after three years as president.

Coste has been working in Romania since 2012 after covering a wide geographic area (France, Norway, Nigeria, China, Japan, USA, Spain) working in various management positions with Michelin, Axa and Groupama. He joined the CCIFER administration council starting with 2013.

CCIFER organizes over 50 annual events focusing on the business community, the work law, professional education and infrastructure improvement. The chamber has also instrumented the opening of a center for continuous training and a business incubator. It currently has 450 members, representing 15 percent of Romania’s GDP and more than 135,000 jobs.